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automatic
Adjective
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If something is automatic, it works by itself.
A washing machine is automatic.
automatic
Noun
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A car that changes the gear by itself is called an automatic.
The car is not manual shift, it is automatic.
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A gun that continues to fire while the trigger is pressed is called an automatic.
That machine gun is an automatic.
bias
Noun
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A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal.
There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.
They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.
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The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.
The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.
bias
Verb
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If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.
Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.
By not providing this information, you bias the results.