biases

== English == === Alternative forms === (UK) biasses === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.ə.sɪz/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.ə.səz/ (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 plural of bias === Verb === biases third-person singular simple present indicative of bias === Anagrams === baseis