skew

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skew

The carpenter checks that the shelf is not skew.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Having an oblique or slanting direction or position: Not straight, level, or symmetrical; set at an angle.
    • In mathematics: Not symmetrical; specifically, not having identical statistical distributions.

  2. Verb (transitive and intransitive):

    • To turn, place, or cause to be at an angle; to make something not straight or symmetrical.
    • To distort or misrepresent information, data, or a perspective.
    • To move or look sideways or askance.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The old fence posts were all skew after the storm.
    • The data showed a skew distribution, with most values clustered on one side.

  • Verb:

    • The strong wind skewed the satellite dish out of alignment.
    • The journalist accused the article of skewing the facts to support a political agenda.
    • He skewed around in his chair to see who had entered the room.
Advanced Usage

  • "Skew the results": To bias or distort the outcome of something, such as a survey or experiment.

    • A small sample size can skew the results and make them unreliable.

  • "On the skew": In a slanted or crooked position (informal).

    • That picture frame is hanging on the skew.
Variants and Related Words
  • Skewed (adj): The most common adjectival form, meaning slanted, distorted, or biased.
    • She has a skewed perception of the events.
  • Skewness (n): In statistics, a measure of the asymmetry of a probability distribution.
    • The skewness of the data indicates a long tail on the right.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Slanted, oblique, tilted, crooked, asymmetrical, lopsided.
  • Verb: Slant, tilt, angle, distort, bias, twist, misrepresent.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Skew off: To veer off at an angle; to deviate from a straight course.
    • The car skewed off the icy road and into a ditch.
Related Idioms
  • Skew the odds: To unfairly influence the probability of an outcome.
    • Insider information can skew the odds in the stock market.
  • Skew-whiff (adj., chiefly British, informal): Crooked or askew.
    • After I bumped the table, the lamp was all skew-whiff.
skew

The carpenter checks that the shelf is not skew.

Adjective
  1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position
    • the picture was skew
Verb
  1. turn or place at an angle
    • the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed

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