biased

parcial, sesgado

Que favorece o rechaza injustamente a una persona, un grupo o una opinión.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: prejudiced, partial

Antónimos: unbiased, impartial

Expresiones frecuentes: biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

sesgado

Que hace que unos resultados sean más probables que otros.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: weighted

Antónimos: unbiased, fair

Expresiones frecuentes: biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

oblicuo

Colocado o cortado en diagonal, en vez de recto.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: slanted, angled

Expresiones frecuentes: biased edge, biased cut