bias

pregiudizio, parzialità

Preferenza o avversione ingiusta verso una persona o un gruppo che influenza il giudizio.

In inglese semplice: An unfair preference for or against a person or group that affects your judgment.

• The judge showed no bias.
• The study found gender bias in hiring.
• Can we remove political bias from these reports?

Come si usa: bias against someone/something (The report revealed bias against older workers.); bias towards someone/something (The selection process showed a bias towards wealthy applicants.)

Sinonimi: prejudice, partiality

Contrari: impartiality

Espressioni comuni: racial bias, gender bias, bias against someone, bias towards someone

tendenza, inclinazione

Inclinazione a preferire qualcosa o a orientarsi in una certa direzione.

In inglese semplice: A tendency to prefer or move towards something.

• The course has a practical bias.
• Their research has a strong bias towards biology.
• Our design shows a natural bias towards simplicity.

Come si usa: bias towards something (The course has a bias towards practical work.)

Sinonimi: inclination, tendency, preference

Espressioni comuni: bias towards something, natural bias, strong bias

sbieco

Direzione obliqua rispetto ai fili di un tessuto.

In inglese semplice: The direction across woven cloth at an angle to its threads.

• The skirt is cut on the bias.
• Cutting on the bias helps the fabric stretch.
• She used bias tape around the neckline.

Come si usa: on the bias (Cut the fabric on the bias.)

Espressioni comuni: on the bias, bias cut, bias tape

polarizzazione

Corrente o tensione applicata a un dispositivo per regolarne il funzionamento.

In inglese semplice: An electrical current or voltage applied to a device to set how it operates.

• The circuit needs a stable bias voltage.
• Adjust the bias before testing the amplifier.
• Too much bias current can damage the transistor.

Espressioni comuni: bias voltage, bias current, transistor bias

influenzare, condizionare

Influenzare una decisione, un’opinione o un risultato favorendo ingiustamente una parte.

In inglese semplice: To influence a decision, opinion, or result so that it unfairly favors one side.

• The questions may bias the results.
• Her comments biased the jury against him.
• The survey was biased towards younger customers.

Come si usa: bias someone against someone/something (The rumors biased voters against the candidate.); bias something towards something (The questions biased the results towards positive answers.)

Sinonimi: influence, prejudice, skew

Espressioni comuni: bias the results, bias someone against, bias the sample, bias your judgment

diagonalmente, in sbieco

In direzione obliqua, anziché lungo la lunghezza o la larghezza.

In inglese semplice: At an angle across something, rather than straight along its length or width.

• Cut the cloth bias.
• The tailor cut these strips bias.
• Fabric cut bias stretches more easily.

Sinonimi: diagonally, crosswise, obliquely

Espressioni comuni: cut something bias, cut bias