biais

Meaning

Noun

1. (invariable, masculine) means, way
2. (invariable, masculine) angle, aspect, way
3. (invariable, masculine) bias
4. (invariable, masculine) slant, diagonal line
5. (invariable, masculine) bias

Adj

slant, slanting

Concepts

bias

slant

detour

bevel

cant

chamfer

device

facet

skew

slanting

sloping

biasis

angle

systematic error

Angle

askew

Synonyms

erreur systématique

biseau

coin

détour

distorsion

point de vue

Angle

chanfrein

erreur modélisable

écart systématique

angle

idée subite

Translations

sesgo

eğiklik

sbieco

eğrilik

eğik çizgi

Dreh

error sistemático

Umweg

Verzerrung

sghimbescio

Schräge

Schiefe

systematischer Fehler

Abschrägung

Ausweg

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bjɛ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal: biais

In summary

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan biais (“oblique direction”), of uncertain origin. Possibly via Vulgar Latin *bigassius from Ancient Greek ἐπικάρσιος (epikársios, “athwart”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + κάρσιος (kársios, “oblique”) (root Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)); alternatively (preferred by TFLi) from Vulgar Latin *biaxius "with two axes".