A tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific acts and behaviors that they personally observed.

A prejudicial stance towards males or females because of their gender.

Distortion in an electronic circuit caused by the potential applied across elements to provide a zero signal.

The front and rear distribution of braking power. The brake bias should match the traction of the vehicle while braking.

(sociology) A human tendency to respond to threat warnings with disbelief or minimization, and to similarly underestimate a disaster's deleterious effects.

a situation in which the p-type end of a p-n junction is connected to the positive terminal of a battery and vice versa

Synonym of survivorship bias

A form of selection bias in which only the people or things that "survived" some process are considered, while those that did not are inadvertently overlooked because of their lack of visibility.

(textiles) A narrow strip of fabric, cut on the bias (diagonally across the weave, for greater stretchiness), used in making piping, binding seams, finishing raw edges, etc.

Synonym of survivorship bias