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   skew

   /skjuː/

   adjective

   • 1. neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked: "his hat looked slightly skew"
   • 2. (of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.
   • ▪ (of a curve) not lying in a plane.
   • 3. (of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical.

   noun

   • 1. an oblique angle; a slant.
   • 2. a bias towards one particular group or subject: "the paper had a working-class skew"
   • 3. the state of not being symmetrical.

   verb

   • 1. suddenly change direction or position: "the car had skewed across the track"
   • ▪ twist or turn or cause to do this: "he skewed around in his saddle"
   • 2. make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading: "the curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects"
   • 3. cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical: "the distributions were skewed to the right"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘move obliquely’): shortening of Old Northern French eskiuwer, variant of Old French eschiver ‘eschew’. The adjective and noun (early 17th century) are from the verb.

   Derivatives

   • 1. skewness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSKEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SKEW definition: 1. to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort: 2. not straight 3. to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SKEW is to take an oblique course. How to use skew in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › skewSKEW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Skew definition: to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. See examples of SKEW used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySKEW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SKEW meaning: 1. to cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort: 2. not straight 3. to…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › skewSkew - definition of skew by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Placed or turned to one side; asymmetric. 2. Distorted or biased in meaning or effect. 3. Having a part that diverges, as in gearing. 4. a. Mathematics Neither parallel nor intersecting. Used of straight lines in space. b. Statistics Not symmetrical about the mean. Used of distributions. n.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSKEW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. If something is skewed, it is changed or affected to some extent by a new or unusual factor, and so is not correct or normal. The arithmetic of nuclear running costs has been skewed by the fall in the cost of other fuels. [be VERB -ed] Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county. [VERB noun]

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › skewSkew - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To skew is to turn or place at an angle. When you build a house of cards, you must slightly angle, or skew each card, so structure will stand up.