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skew
[skyoo]
verb (used with object)
to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely.
In a crochet project, a slip stitch can skew the edge a bit if you use it to finish the final round.
to make conform to a specific concept, attitude, or planned result; slant.
The television show is skewed to the young teenager.
to distort; depict unfairly.
When other researchers looked into the report, they found misrepresentation of data that skewed the evidence.
Statistics.to cause (a distribution) to have a disproportionate number of data points above or below the mean.
The income categories for transit commuters were skewed toward higher incomes because the survey was only distributed through a phone app.
verb (used without object)
to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
The car skewed sharply to the right when it hit the patch of ice.
to display a tendency in a particular direction.
My reading skews toward nonfiction, which I suppose isn't that surprising for a historian.
to be distorted or unfairly depicted.
The narrative presented by the country's leading newspapers skews toward an account that fits the needs of the state.
to look obliquely; squint.
noun
a tendency in a particular direction.
Officials involved in budget-related discussions said that there was a skew towards social sector spending.
an oblique movement, direction, or position.
Also called skew chisel.a wood chisel having a cutting edge set obliquely.
adjective
having an oblique direction or position; slanting; sideways.
The picture is square, but the angles of the trees give it a skew look.
having a part that deviates from a straight line, right angle, etc..
skew gearing.
Mathematics.(of a dyad or dyadic) equal to the negative of its conjugate.
(of an arch, bridge, etc.) having the centerline of its opening forming an oblique angle with the direction in which its spanning structure is built.
Statistics.(of a distribution) not symmetrical; having skewness.
skew
/ ː /
adjective
placed in or turning into an oblique position or course
machinery having a component that is at an angle to the main axis of an assembly or is in some other way asymmetrical
a skew bevel gear
maths
composed of or being elements that are neither parallel nor intersecting as, for example, two lines not lying in the same plane in a three-dimensional space
(of a curve) not lying in a plane
(of a statistical distribution) not having equal probabilities above and below the mean; non-normal
distorted or biased
noun
an oblique, slanting, or indirect course or position
psychol the system of relationships in a family in which one parent is extremely dominating while the other parent tends to be meekly compliant
verb
to take or cause to take an oblique course or direction
(intr) to look sideways; squint
(tr) to place at an angle
(tr) to distort or bias
skew
A transformation of coordinates in which one coordinate is displaced in one direction in proportion to its distance from a coordinate plane or axis. A rectangle, for example, that undergoes skew is transformed into a parallelogram.
Also called shear
Word History and Origins
Origin of skew1
Word History and Origins
Origin of skew1
Example Sentences
Padilla said that Western states skew large relative to their Eastern counterparts, “so the appropriateness and size of monuments and other areas of designation tend to be larger.”
The bowling skewed both sides of the wicket in the first 10 overs which allowed their flying start, and Jones' chance should have been taken by Grimmond at cover.
Notably, Trump cited international trade while he spoke about “Parasite,” as both media and trade have been converging objects of the president’s skewed, sickening affection for some time.
"In fact, 25% of American children are left out of any or part of the credit because the credit has been so skewed away from the poor"
All told, the social costs for each ton of carbon dioxide burned by now add up to numbers in the high $200s, with a wide range that is heavily skewed toward much larger costs.
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