Skew: meaning, definitions and examples
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skew
[ skjuห ]
mathematics
To change or distort in shape or appearance. In mathematics, to skew a shape means to transform it in a way that its angles and lengths are not preserved.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The graph was skewed to the right due to the outlier data point.
- The data was skewed by the presence of extreme values.
statistics
A measure of the asymmetry of a probability distribution. A distribution is said to be skewed if it is not symmetrical around its mean.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The distribution of income in the country showed a positive skew.
- The skew of the data set indicated a non-normal distribution.
Translations
Translations of the word "skew" in other languages:
๐ต๐น distorcer
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเคฟเคฐเคเคพ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verzerren
๐ฎ๐ฉ memiringkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะธะบัะธะฒะปััะธ
๐ต๐ฑ znieksztaลcaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆญชใใ (yugameru)
๐ซ๐ท dรฉformer
๐ช๐ธ torcer
๐น๐ท รงarpฤฑtmak
๐ฐ๐ท ์๊ณกํ๋ค (waegokhada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุดููู
๐จ๐ฟ zkreslit
๐ธ๐ฐ skresliลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆญชๆฒ (wฤiqลซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ izkriviti
๐ฎ๐ธ afmynda
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑาฑัะผะฐะปะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแฎแแแฏแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษyilmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ torcer
Etymology
The word 'skew' originated from the Old Norse word 'skegg', meaning 'beard'. Over time, the meaning of 'skew' evolved to represent the idea of being oblique or slanting. In the context of mathematics and statistics, 'skew' came to denote a deviation from symmetry or straightness. The term has been used in various fields to describe distortion or asymmetry.
Word Frequency Rank
With rank #19,158, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.
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- 19155 magnify
- 19156 atheist
- 19157 nullify
- 19158 skew
- 19159 matte
- 19160 argumentative
- 19161 directness
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