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Rareskew
The correct spelling is skew.
How to pronounce skew
/skjuː/
nounIPA: /skjuː/
Say it like: Ske-w
The correct spelling is skew. Something that has an oblique or slanted position. For example: "A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
Usage Examples
“A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results.”
“a skew arch”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- 2.An oblique or sideways movement.
- 3.A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
- 4.A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
- 5.A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
verb
- 1.To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- 2.To bias or distort in a particular direction.
- 3.To hurl or throw.
- 4.To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- 5.To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
adjective
- 1.Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
- 2.Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
- 3.Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
adverb
- 1.Askew, obliquely; awry.
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