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Biased vs Equitable - What's the difference?

biased | equitable |

As adjectives the difference between biased and equitable

is that biased is exhibiting bias; prejudiced while equitable is just, equitable, fair.

As a verb biased

is (bias).

biased

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) biassed

Verb

(head)
  • (bias)
    • She biased them against him for no apparent reason.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • exhibiting bias; prejudiced
    • The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
  • angled at a slant
    • The table had a biased edge.

    Synonyms

    * (having a partial view) partial, prejudiced, tendentious

    Anagrams

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    equitable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by or having equity.
  • Fair, just, or impartial.
  • * 1748 , , Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral , London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 33.
    • I may justly require you to produce that argument; nor have you any pretence to refuse so equitable a demand.
  • (legal) Relating to the general principles of justice that correct or supplement the provisions of the law.

    • Related terms

    * equity