biased

voreingenommen, parteiisch

Eine Person, Gruppe oder Meinung auf ungerechte Weise bevorzugend oder ablehnend.

In einfachem Englisch: Unfairly favoring or opposing a person, group, or opinion.

• The report is biased.
• Are the judges biased against younger players?
• She gave a biased account of the argument.

So benutzt man es: biased against someone/something (The newspaper is biased against the government.); biased in favor of someone/something (The rules are biased in favor of larger companies.)

Synonyme: prejudiced, partial

Gegenteile: unbiased, impartial

Häufige Wendungen: biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

verzerrt, gezinkt

So beschaffen, dass manche Ergebnisse wahrscheinlicher sind als andere.

In einfachem Englisch: Giving some results a greater chance of happening than others.

• They used a biased coin.
• Biased dice made six the most likely result.
• The selection process is biased toward larger numbers.

Synonyme: weighted

Gegenteile: unbiased, fair

Häufige Wendungen: biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

schräg

Schräg angeordnet oder zugeschnitten statt gerade quer verlaufend.

In einfachem Englisch: Set or cut at an angle rather than straight across.

• The board has a biased edge.
• A biased cut changed the shape of the corner.
• The carpenter measured the biased surface carefully.

Synonyme: slanted, angled

Häufige Wendungen: biased edge, biased cut