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skewed


Meanings
  • adjective

    1. Not parallel or level; askew or out of the true position or alignment.

    - "The picture was hung skewed on the wall."
    - "The table was skewed due to an uneven leg."
  • adjective

    2. (of a statistical distribution) Departing from a normal or symmetrical distribution.

    - "The data showed a skewed distribution with a long right tail."
    - "The skewed results indicated a significant outlier."

Antonyms

unskew
Rhymes
Words rhyming with skewed
crewed , new , pew , rew
Variants
List of all variants of skewed that leads to same result
skewed , skew , skewing , skews
Forms
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skews, skewedly, skewiness


Etymology
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Old English scwefan, to move sideways, sway, from Proto-Germanic skweban.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'skewed' is also used in carpentry to describe a board that has been cut at an angle.

  2. In mathematics, a skew-symmetric matrix is a square matrix where the transpose is equal to the negative of the original matrix.


Related Concepts
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  1. Askew: A term derived from 'skewed' meaning not level or not in the correct position.

  2. Skewness: A statistical measure of the asymmetry of a distribution.


Culture
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In literature, 'skewed' is often used metaphorically to describe a situation, perspective, or argument that is not level or fair. In art, a skewed perspective is used to create an illusion of depth or to emphasize a particular element.

How to Memorize "skewed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a picture hanging at an angle, or a table with one leg shorter than the others.
    - Visualize a statistical distribution with a long right tail or a skewed bell curve.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'skewed' with 'askew' or 'not level'.
    - Associate the word with a statistical distribution that is not symmetrical.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember 'skewed' as 'not level' or 'not straight'.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Skew is not even' for the statistical definition.


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