Skew: meaning, definitions and examples

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skew

 

[ skjuห ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

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

deform, distort, warp

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.
Context #2 | Noun

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

asymmetry, lopsidedness, tilt

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น distorcer

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคคเคฟเคฐเค›เคพ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verzerren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memiringkan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะบั€ะธะฒะปัั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ znieksztaล‚caฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆญชใ‚ใ‚‹ (yugameru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉformer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ torcer

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงarpฤฑtmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์™œ๊ณกํ•˜๋‹ค (waegokhada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุดูˆูŠู‡

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zkreslit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ skresliลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆญชๆ›ฒ (wฤiqลซ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izkriviti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ afmynda

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑาฑั€ะผะฐะปะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒ˜แƒœแƒฏแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ษ™yilmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.

See also: skewed, skewer.

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.