Breakdown of Le programmeur a créé un biais en programmant ce robot.
un
a / an (masculine)
avoir
to have
ce
this (before a noun)
créer
to create
Questions & Answers about Le programmeur a créé un biais en programmant ce robot.
Why does créé have two accents in a row?
The verb is créer (to create). To form the past participle of a regular -er verb, you drop the -er and add -é. So, the stem cré- gets an -é, becoming créé. It looks unusual to English eyes but perfectly follows the standard rule.
Why is "by programming" translated as en programmant rather than using the word par?
Is the word biais used exactly like "bias" in English?
Yes, in modern contexts like technology, science, and sociology, un biais translates directly to "a bias" (such as an algorithmic or cognitive bias). Because it already ends in an -s, its singular and plural forms are identical. You will also often see it in the useful expression par le biais de, meaning "by means of" or "through".
How is the present participle programmant formed?