biases

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) biasses

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪəsɪz/

• Audio (US):

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• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪəsəz/
• (nonstandard, for the noun plural) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪəˌsiːz/

Usage notes

The nonstandard pronunciation /ˈbaɪəsiːz/ (with the final syllable pronounced like seize) is due to confusing its -ses ending (a standard English plural) with that of nouns like parentheses and hypotheses whose plural -ses is correctly pronounced seize due to Latin and Greek etymology. Compare processes, where similar confusion occurs.

Noun

biases

1. plural of bias

Verb

biases

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bias

Anagrams

• baseis