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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEcological Bias
/ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ˈbaɪ.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tendency to favor certain ecological perspectives or outcomes over others, often leading to skewed interpretations of environmental data.
"The research showed an ecological bias towards species that are more charismatic, neglecting less popular but equally important organisms." - 2
A systematic error in ecological research that arises from the selection of data or methods that favor specific ecological outcomes.
"The study's findings were questioned due to the ecological bias introduced by the researchers' choice of sampling locations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ecological' derives from the Greek 'oikos', meaning 'house' or 'environment', combined with 'bias', which comes from the Old French 'biais', meaning 'slant' or 'slope'. The term evolved in the late 19th century as environmental studies began to emerge as a field.
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Biais écologique
Transliteration: byɛ ɛkoloʒik
"Cette étude a révélé un biais écologique dans les résultats."
Ökologischer Bias
Transliteration: økoˈloːɡɪʃɐ ˈbaɪəs
"Die Forschung zeigte einen ökologischen Bias in den Ergebnissen."
Bias ecologico
Transliteration: ˈbjas ekoˈlɔdʒiko
"Lo studio ha rivelato un bias ecologico nei dati."
Sesgo ecológico
Transliteration: ˈsesɣo ekoˈloɣiko
"El estudio mostró un sesgo ecológico en los resultados."
Viés ecológico
Transliteration: viˈɛs ekoˈlɔʒiku
"A pesquisa revelou um viés ecológico nos dados."
पारिस्थितिकी पूर्वाग्रह
Transliteration: pāristhitikī pūrvāgrah
"अध्ययन ने पारिस्थितिकी पूर्वाग्रह को उजागर किया।"
生态偏见
Transliteration: shēngtài piānjiàn
"研究显示了生态偏见的存在。"
생태적 편향
Transliteration: saengtaejeok pyeonhyang
"연구는 생태적 편향을 드러냈다."
生態的バイアス
Transliteration: seitaiteki baiasu
"研究は生態的バイアスを明らかにした。"
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