偏り・片寄り|かたよりkatayori[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundeviation; inclination; offset; bias; prejudice
2. nounpolarization; polarisation

• Synonym偏向へんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. One-sidedness in thought or reporting, as in 「偏向報道」; stresses a leaning stance, and also has a physical sense of deflection.
• Synonym傾きかたむきNeutralA tilt or slope, also a tendency; stresses angle or trend and need not carry the negative nuance of straying from the norm.
• Synonym偏った考えかたよったかんがえNeutralA descriptive phrase for one-sided thinking; stresses seeing only one side of an issue. Applies to views, not distribution.
• Related偏見へんけんNeutralA one-sided view, often discriminatory; used of people or things, as in 「偏見を持つ」. Unlike 「偏り」, it does not cover uneven distribution of data.
• Related先入観せんにゅうかんNeutralA preconception; stresses an impression formed in advance. Covers views only — it never describes uneven distribution, as 「偏り」 can.
• Related思い込みおもいこみCasualColloquial. A subjective assumption, something taken for granted and believed firmly; covers ways of thinking only, never distribution.
• Related不公平ふこうへいNeutralUnfairness, uneven treatment; stresses that results are unjust — a judgment, not the objective description 「偏り」 offers.
• Related傾向けいこうNeutralA tendency or trend, as in 「増加傾向」; neutral, lacking the negative sense of deviating from the norm that 「偏り」 can have.
• Related先入見せんにゅうけんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a preconception; uncommon, and 「先入観」 is what people say in daily life.
• Related先入主せんにゅうしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose for preconceived ideas; uncommon, with 「先入観」 the everyday word.
• Related僻見へきけんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a prejudiced view; rare, and 「偏見」 is the everyday word.
• RelatedバイアスNeutralLoanword for bias, as in 「認知バイアス」; academic in flavor. Covers both ways of thinking and data, like 「偏り」.
• RelatedえこひいきNeutralFavoritism toward one's own circle or favorites; stresses unfairness to people — an action, not a distribution, so it won't replace 「偏り」 for data.
• Related偏好へんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a one-sided liking; stresses partiality to something and carries no negative nuance. Rarely used.
• Related依怙えこWrittenWritten/formal prose; means favoritism, and also reliance. Rarely used alone, mostly within 「依怙贔屓」.
• Related偏愛へんあいNeutralSpecial fondness for a particular person or thing, such as a work or an animal; an emotional leaning, never uneven distribution.
• Related偏執へんしゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for stubbornly clinging to one's own views; concerns character and thought. Rare even in writing.
• Antonym均等きんとうNeutralAntonym: even, equal distribution or treatment. The opposite of one-sided 「偏り」, as in 「均等に分ける」.
• Antonym平均へいきんNeutralAntonym: average, balance. The opposite of a one-sided distribution, though data with an average can still be skewed.

Use 「偏り」 for a one-sided distribution, view or intake; it is the native word in 「栄養の偏り」「データの偏り」. For prejudice say 「偏見」, for a leaning stance in thought or reporting 「偏向」, for favoritism 「えこひいき」. 「先入観」 covers preconceptions, 「思い込み」 assumptions, 「バイアス」 academic bias of thought or data, 「傾向」 neutral trends. The antonym is 「均等」.

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1. 一方いっぽうに寄よること。
2. 偏かたよること。また、その程度ていど。