Both Uses of
bias
in
Allegiant
- Or just ...biased.†
p. 218.3biased = created a personal preference; or creates a tendency to move in a particular direction
- "Maybe you're biased too," she says.†
p. 257.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(bias) a personal preference -- especially a prejudice that prevents objective consideration
or:
any tendency to move in a particular direction -- such as a car that tends to want to swerve toward the right -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized meanings of bias include:- statistics: any of several errors that distort results
- textiles: a line or fold that is diagonal relative to the sides or grain of the fabric
- electronics: a steady-state current that is forced through an electronic device