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• bias — /buy euhs/, n., adj., adv., v., biased, biasing or (esp. Brit.) biassed, biassing. n. 1. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric. 2. a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced… …   Universalium

• bias — bi•as [[t]ˈbaɪ əs[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. bi•ased, bi•as•ing (esp. brit.)bi•assed, bi•as•sing. 1) tex an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric 2) a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents impartial… …   From formal English to slang

• bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• favor — fa·vor n 1: bias 2: benefit in favor of: to the benefit of a judgment in favor of the defendant in one s favor: to one s benefit …   Law dictionary

• favor — fa vor (f[=a] v[ e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bias in education — can refer to real or perceived bias in the educational system.Bias in school textbooksThe content of school textbooks is often the issue of debate, as their target audience is young people, and the term whitewashing is the one commonly used to… …   Wikipedia

• Bias of Priene — Bias (Greek: Βίας ο Πριηνεὺς , 6th century BCE), the son of Teutamus and a citizen of Priene was a Greek philosopher. Satyrus puts him as the wisest of all the Seven Sages of Greece.One of the examples of his goodness is the legend that says that …   Wikipedia

• favor — [n] approval, good opinion; help accommodation, account, admiration, aid, approbation, assistance, backing, benediction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, bias, blessing, boon, championship, compliment, consideration, cooperation, courtesy,… …   New thesaurus

• bias — [n1] belief in one way; partiality bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, head set*, illiberality, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind set*, mind trip*, narrowmindedness, one sidedness, penchant, preconception,… …   New thesaurus

• Favor — Fa vor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Favored} (f[=a] v[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Favoring}.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See {Favor}, n.] 1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• favor — (Amer.) fa·vor || feɪvÉ™(r) n. kindness; approval; bias, prejudice; preferential treatment; small gift; ribbon, badge of loyalty (also favour) fa·vor || feɪvÉ™(r) v. prefer; show kindness to; treat well; support, help; resemble …   English contemporary dictionary