bias Who acts: Bias, unfair way, you, results, cutting, weight · What happens: be, favour, bias, mean, test, collect · To what, where: unfair way, one person, others, someone, bias, maths · Speech: someone speaks here
«bias» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: bias in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Bias is an unfair way of favouring one person, side or idea over others, often without good reason: a referee with a bias towards one team.
The tree, 26 words nsubj cop det amod mark acl nummod obj punct conj cc conj case obl punct advmod case amod parataxis punct det conj case det nmod case nummod nmod punct root Bias NOUN is AUX an DET unfair ADJ way NOUN of SCONJ favouring VERB one NUM person NOUN , PUNCT side NOUN or CCONJ idea NOUN over ADP others NOUN , PUNCT often ADV without ADP good ADJ reason NOUN : PUNCT a DET referee NOUN with ADP a DET bias NOUN towards ADP one NUM team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 4 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 way amod 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 favouring mark 7 favouring favour VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 way acl 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 person nummod 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 favouring obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 side punct 11 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 person conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 idea cc 13 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 9 person conj 14 over over ADP _ 15 others case 15 others other NOUN Number=Plur 7 favouring obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 reason punct 17 often often ADV _ 20 reason advmod 18 without without ADP _ 20 reason case 19 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 20 reason amod 20 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 5 way parataxis 21 : : PUNCT _ 23 referee punct 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 referee det 23 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 20 reason conj 24 with with ADP _ 26 bias case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 bias det 26 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 23 referee nmod 27 towards towards ADP _ 29 team case 28 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 29 team nummod 29 team team NOUN Number=Sing 20 reason nmod 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is a present Bias a unfair way tree rules 2 favour gerund a unfair way not said here one person and side or idea others tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 To bias someone or something is to make them unfair or one-sided; «biased» means unfair and one-sided.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl obj cc conj cop mark obj xcomp cc nummod punct conj punct punct nsubj punct parataxis xcomp cc nummod punct conj punct root To PART bias VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON unfair ADJ or CCONJ one NUM - PUNCT sided ADJ ; PUNCT « PUNCT biased VERB » PUNCT means VERB unfair ADJ and CCONJ one NUM - PUNCT sided ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bias mark 2 bias bias VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 bias obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 something cc 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 someone conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 make cop 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 make obj 10 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 8 make xcomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 sided cc 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 sided nummod 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 one punct 14 sided sided ADJ Degree=Pos 10 unfair conj 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 means punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 biased punct 17 biased bias VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 means nsubj 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 biased punct 19 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 make parataxis 20 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 19 means xcomp 21 and and CCONJ _ 24 sided cc 22 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 24 sided nummod 23 - - PUNCT _ 22 one punct 24 sided sided ADJ Degree=Pos 20 unfair conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 8 make punct
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1 bias to-infinitive someone vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 is present make, unfair property tree rules 3 bias in a quote participle vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent 4 mean present unfair property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In maths and science, bias is when results are pushed in one direction by the way you test or collect data, so they are not fair or accurate.
The tree, 28 words case obl cc conj punct nsubj:pass cop mark nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl case det obl nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct advmod nsubj cop advmod parataxis cc conj punct root In ADP maths NOUN and CCONJ science NOUN , PUNCT bias NOUN is AUX when SCONJ results NOUN are AUX pushed VERB in ADP one NUM direction NOUN by ADP the DET way NOUN you PRON test VERB or CCONJ collect VERB data NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON are AUX not PART fair ADJ or CCONJ accurate ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 maths case 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 11 pushed obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 science cc 4 science science NOUN Number=Sing 2 maths conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 maths punct 6 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 11 pushed nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 pushed cop 8 when when SCONJ _ 11 pushed mark 9 results result NOUN Number=Plur 11 pushed nsubj:pass 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 pushed aux:pass 11 pushed push VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 in in ADP _ 14 direction case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 direction nummod 14 direction direction NOUN Number=Sing 11 pushed obl 15 by by ADP _ 17 way case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 way det 17 way way NOUN Number=Sing 11 pushed obl 18 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 test nsubj 19 test test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 way acl:relcl 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 collect cc 21 collect collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 test conj 22 data data NOUN Number=Sing 21 collect obj 23 , , PUNCT _ 28 fair punct 24 so so ADV _ 28 fair advmod 25 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 fair nsubj 26 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 28 fair cop 27 not not PART Polarity=Neg 28 fair advmod 28 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pushed parataxis 29 or or CCONJ _ 30 accurate cc 30 accurate accurate ADJ Degree=Pos 28 fair conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 11 pushed punct
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1 is present · passive bias maths and science in one direction; by the way; push property tree rules 2 test present you the way not said here vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme 3 collect present you not said here data vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent data=Theme 4 not is present results = result fair property tree rules 5 be results = result not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 In sewing, cutting cloth «on the bias» means cutting diagonally across the threads.
The tree, 13 words case obl punct csubj obj punct case det obl punct ccomp advmod case det obl punct root In ADP sewing NOUN , PUNCT cutting VERB cloth NOUN « PUNCT on ADP the DET bias NOUN » PUNCT means VERB cutting VERB diagonally ADV across ADP the DET threads NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sewing case 2 sewing sewing NOUN Number=Sing 11 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 sewing punct 4 cutting cut VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 means csubj 5 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 4 cutting obj 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 bias punct 7 on on ADP _ 9 bias case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bias det 9 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 4 cutting obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 bias punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 cutting cut VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 means ccomp 13 diagonally diagonally ADV _ 12 cutting advmod 14 across across ADP _ 16 threads case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 threads det 16 threads thread NOUN Number=Plur 12 cutting obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 cut gerund cloth the bias vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cloth=Product 2 mean present cutting sewing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cut gerund the threads diagonally property vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across thread=Location
Meaning 5 In bowls (lawn bowls), the bias is the weight that makes the ball curve.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct compound appos punct punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det compound obj punct root In ADP bowls NOUN ( PUNCT lawn NOUN bowls NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT the DET bias NOUN is AUX the DET weight NOUN that PRON makes VERB the DET ball NOUN curve NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 bowls case 2 bowls bowl NOUN Number=Plur 12 weight obl 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 bowls punct 4 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 5 bowls compound 5 bowls bowl NOUN Number=Plur 2 bowls appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 bowls punct 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 bowls punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bias det 9 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 12 weight nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 weight cop 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 weight det 12 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 makes nsubj 14 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 weight acl:relcl 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 curve det 16 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 17 curve compound 17 curve curve NOUN Number=Sing 14 makes obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 12 weight punct
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1 is a present the bias the weight bowls tree rules 2 make present the weight the ball curve vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset curve=Product
Example 1 The referee was accused of bias towards the home team.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det compound obl punct root The DET referee NOUN was AUX accused VERB of ADP bias NOUN towards ADP the DET home NOUN team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 accused aux:pass 4 accused accuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 bias case 6 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused obl 7 towards towards ADP _ 10 team case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 team det 9 home home NOUN Number=Sing 10 team compound 10 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 accused obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 accused punct
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1 accuse past · passive the referee of bias; towards the home team vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of bias=Attribute
Example 2 This website is biased because it only shows one side.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark nsubj advmod advcl nummod obj punct root This DET website NOUN is AUX biased VERB because SCONJ it PRON only ADV shows VERB one NUM side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 website det 2 website website NOUN Number=Sing 4 biased nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 biased aux:pass 4 biased bias VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 because because SCONJ _ 8 shows mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 shows nsubj 7 only only ADV _ 8 shows advmod 8 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 biased advcl 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 side nummod 10 side side NOUN Number=Sing 8 shows obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 biased punct
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1 bias present · passive this website vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: subject=Patient 2 show present website one side vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent side=Recipient
Example 3 Ask lots of different people so your survey is not biased.
obj case amod nmod mark nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advcl punct root Ask VERB lots NOUN of ADP different ADJ people NOUN so SCONJ your PRON survey NOUN is AUX not PART biased VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 1 Ask obj 3 of of ADP _ 5 people case 4 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 5 people amod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 lots nmod 6 so so SCONJ _ 11 biased mark 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 survey nmod:poss 8 survey survey NOUN Number=Sing 11 biased nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 biased aux:pass 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 biased advmod 11 biased bias VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Ask advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here lots of different people vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient 2 not bias present · passive your survey vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: subject=Patient 3 survey your nom survey «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 A coin that lands on heads too often may have a bias.
det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case obl advmod advmod aux det obj punct root A DET coin NOUN that PRON lands VERB on ADP heads NOUN too ADV often ADV may AUX have VERB a DET bias NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 coin det 2 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 10 have nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 lands nsubj 4 lands land VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 coin acl:relcl 5 on on ADP _ 6 heads case 6 heads head NOUN Number=Plur 4 lands obl 7 too too ADV _ 8 often advmod 8 often often ADV _ 4 lands advmod 9 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 have aux 10 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bias det 12 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 10 have obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 have punct
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1 land present a coin heads often property vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on head=Destination 2 have may a coin a bias vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bias=Patient
Example 5 Try to read the news without bias.
mark xcomp det obj case obl punct root Try VERB to PART read VERB the DET news NOUN without ADP bias NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 read mark 3 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Try xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 news det 5 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obj 6 without without ADP _ 7 bias case 7 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 read not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here the news without bias vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Topic
Example 6 Everyone has some bias, so it helps to check other views.
nsubj det obj punct advmod nsubj conj mark xcomp amod obj punct root Everyone PRON has VERB some DET bias NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON helps VERB to PART check VERB other ADJ views NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 bias det 4 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 helps punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 helps advmod 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 helps nsubj 8 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 9 to to PART _ 10 check mark 10 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 helps xcomp 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 views amod 12 views view NOUN Number=Plur 10 check obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Everyone some bias vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bias=Patient 2 help present bias vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 check to-infinitive bias not said here other views vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Theme
Example 7 The advert biased people towards buying the sweets.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET advert NOUN biased VERB people NOUN towards SCONJ buying VERB the DET sweets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advert det 2 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing 3 biased nsubj 3 biased bias VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 biased obj 5 towards towards SCONJ _ 6 buying mark 6 buying buy VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 biased advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sweets det 8 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 6 buying obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 biased punct
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1 bias past the advert people vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent people=Patient 2 buy gerund the advert not said here the sweets vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme
Example 8 AI can copy the bias in the data it learns from.
nsubj aux det obj case det obl nsubj acl:relcl obl punct root AI NOUN can AUX copy VERB the DET bias NOUN in ADP the DET data NOUN it PRON learns VERB from ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 AI ai NOUN Number=Sing 3 copy nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 copy aux 3 copy copy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bias det 5 bias bias NOUN Number=Sing 3 copy obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 data case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 data det 8 data data NOUN Number=Sing 3 copy obl 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 learns nsubj 10 learns learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 data acl:relcl 11 from from ADP _ 10 learns obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 copy punct
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1 copy can AI the bias the data vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bias=Theme in data=Destination 2 learn present AI the data not said here vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent data=Topic
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