The meaning of Skew

adjective

Neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.

Usage examples:

His hat looked slightly skew

adjective

(of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.

adjective

(of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical.

Usage examples:

The sample odds ratio is limited at the lower end, since it cannot be negative, but not at the uppe…

noun

An oblique angle; a slant.

Usage examples:

The most important effect of the skew in angle is the raised plateau of entrance court created in t…

noun

A bias towards one particular group or subject.

Usage examples:

The paper had a working-class skew

noun

The state of not being symmetrical.

Usage examples:

We see in the subsequent section that this fairly small skew from equal frequencies nonetheless yie…

verb

Suddenly change direction or position.

Usage examples:

The car had skewed across the track

verb

Make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading.

Usage examples:

The curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects

verb

Cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.

Usage examples:

The distributions were skewed to the right