biased

parziale, prevenuto

Che favorisce o avversa ingiustamente una persona, un gruppo o un’opinione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: prejudiced, partial

Contrari: unbiased, impartial

Espressioni comuni: biased against someone, biased in favor, biased report

truccato

Che rende alcuni risultati più probabili di altri.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: weighted

Contrari: unbiased, fair

Espressioni comuni: biased coin, biased dice, biased toward something

obliquo

Disposto o tagliato in diagonale invece che diritto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: slanted, angled

Espressioni comuni: biased edge, biased cut