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Hyphenation for “bias”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “bias”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "bias" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “bias” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „bias“ ⟶ „bias“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "bias"

bias >> /ˈbaɪəs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
Example: readers said the paper was biased toward the conservatives

Synonyms of "bias"

prejudice | influence | colour | sway | weight | predispose |

Definition: [transitive verb] Give a bias to.
Example: bias the ball

Definition: [noun] Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Example: there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

Synonyms of "bias"

prejudice | partiality | partisanship | favouritism | unfairness | one-sidedness |

Definition: [noun] In some sports, such as lawn bowling, the irregular shape given to a ball.
Example: This model bowl has the Traditional bias which has stood the test of time wherever Lawn Bowls is played.

Definition: [noun] A steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to an electronic system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.
Example: Semiconductor amplifying circuit having improved bias circuit for supplying a bias voltage to an amplifying FET