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personal bias — index prejudice (preconception) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
personal equation — noun variability attributable to individual differences • Hypernyms: ↑variability, ↑variableness, ↑variance * * * noun 1. : a constant or systematic deviation from an assumed correct observational result depending on personal qualities of the… … Useful english dictionary
personal equation — the tendency to personal bias that accounts for variation in interpretation or approach and for which allowance must be made. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
bias — bi‧as [ˈbaɪəs] noun biases PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] MARKETING in market research, errors in results, usually caused by working with a group of people who are not typical of the group you want to know about, or by asking confusing… … Financial and business terms
Bias disorder — Bias disorder, also known as extreme bias disorder, is a mental condition not yet fully accepted by the mental health/science community. However, it is currently being considered to be added to the official list of actual mental disorders: the… … Wikipedia
bias — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, definite, marked, obvious, significant, strong ▪ blatant ▪ slight … Collocations dictionary
personal — adj. 1 one s own; individual; private. 2 done or made in person (made a personal appearance; my personal attention). 3 directed to or concerning an individual (a personal letter). 4 referring (esp. in a hostile way) to an individual s private… … Useful english dictionary
personal — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ It felt too personal to tell you. ▪ become, get ▪ Am I getting … Collocations dictionary
Personal equation — The personal equation, in 19th and early 20th century science, referred to the idea that every individual observer had an inherent bias when it came to measurements and observations. The term originated in astronomy, when it was discovered that… … Wikipedia
