biased

partial, biaisé

Qui favorise ou défavorise injustement une personne, un groupe ou une opinion.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : prejudiced, partial

Contraires : unbiased, impartial

Expressions courantes : biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

biaisé, truqué

Qui rend certains résultats plus probables que d’autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : weighted

Contraires : unbiased, fair

Expressions courantes : biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

oblique

Placé ou coupé en biais plutôt que tout droit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : slanted, angled

Expressions courantes : biased edge, biased cut