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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.
circuit
Noun
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A circuit is a loop that normally starts and finishes in the same place.
They ran a circuit around the park.
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A circuit is a closed route where electricity flows.
The electric circuit can hold 20 amperes.