French Conversation · Level 110
59 words
French word
biais
Pronunciation
IPA/bjɛ/
Meaning
- masculine nounbias
Example
Il y a un biais dans ces résultats.
There is a bias in these results.
More examples
Fais attention au biais de confirmation quand tu lis cet article.
Watch for confirmation bias when you read this article.
Core concept
A straight path that quietly bends toward one option, affecting both judgment and results.
Common phrases
biais de confirmation
confirmation bias
biais implicite
implicit bias
Similar words
préjugé: An unfounded preconception held without sufficient evidence.
parti-pris: An attitude that supports one side rather than remaining fair.
tendance: A tendency to move or develop in a particular direction.
partialité: A lack of fairness or impartiality.
Definition in French
Tendance à favoriser un côté ou une option, entraînant une déviation par rapport à la neutralité dans un jugement, une mesure ou une position.
Word origin
The older sense of biais referred to a slant or oblique direction, which led naturally to the modern sense of a departure from neutrality.
Usage tips
- The fixed phrase par le biais de means through or by means of, whereas de biais means obliquely or sideways.
Other meanings
- slantnoun
- distortionnoun
Opposites
- neutraliténeutralitynoun
- objectivitéobjectivitynoun
Related words
- biaisébiasedadjective
- biaiserbiasverb