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单词 bias-free
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bias-freeadj.

Brit. /ˌbʌɪəsˈfriː/, U.S. /ˌbaɪəsˈfri/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bias n., free adj.
Etymology: < bias n. + free adj. Compare earlier unbiased adj.
Free from bias (in various senses of bias n.); esp. not influenced by favouritism or prejudice; impartial; (of language) not discriminatory against or offensive to a particular group.
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1921 Q. Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 17 549 A bias-free weight is as out-of-place with an arithmetic or harmonic average as a biased weight is for a geometric average.
1972 Link (Chicago) Mar. 8/2 The bias-free society we strive for will come about not in a flash of light.
1992 Amer. Libraries 23 367/1 This work will be useful in..eliminating the use of discriminatory words and encouraging the use of bias-free language.
2014 B. Chakrabarty Left Radicalism in India (2015) Pref. p. xv I cannot claim to have written a bias-free account.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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