skewed

Thân thiện

The picture frame is skewed on the wall, hanging at a noticeable angle rather than being straight.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not symmetrical or straight; slanted or distorted: Describes something that is not in a straight line, is at an angle, or is distorted from a normal or expected position or shape.
   • Biased or distorted in a particular direction: Describes information, results, or perspectives that are not balanced or fair, but are influenced to favor one side.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Slant):

  • The old picture frame on the wall was slightly skewed.
  • The car's alignment was off, causing it to pull to one side in a skewed path.

• Adjective (Statistical or Informational Bias):

  • The survey results were skewed because only young people were interviewed.
  • His opinion on the matter is heavily skewed by his personal experience.

Advanced Usage

• "to be skewed toward/against something": To be biased in favor of or against a particular thing.

  • The data is skewed toward urban populations, neglecting rural areas.
  • The hiring process was skewed against candidates without a university degree.

• "skewed perception/view": A perception or view that is not objective or balanced.

  • Media coverage can create a skewed perception of reality.

Variants and Related Words

• Skew (verb): To cause something to be not straight or symmetrical; to distort or bias.

  • The strong wind skewed the trajectory of the ball.
  • A small sample size can skew the results of an experiment.

• Skewness (noun): In statistics, a measure of the asymmetry of a probability distribution.

  • The skewness of the data indicates most values are clustered on the left.

Synonyms

• Slanted: Not straight; at an angle.
• Biased: Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.
• Distorted: Pulled or twisted out of shape; giving a misleading account.

Related Phrases

• Skew the results/data: To affect results or data so they are not accurate or representative.
  • Outliers can skew the data and affect the average.

Related Idioms

• On the skew: In a slanted or crooked position. (Less common)
  • He hung the painting on the skew.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position
   • the picture was skew

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