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figurative. Something that acts like a weight; a bias. Obsolete.
The adding of weight to one side; an inclination, a bias. Obsolete.
The action or fact of exerting an influence on a person or thing, esp. so as to cause partiality or prejudice; the introduction of bias (bias, n.…