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Traditional English :: skewness
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skewness - adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 oblique, slanting, set askew.
2 Math. a lying in three dimensions (skew curve). b (of lines) not coplanar. c (of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical. --n. 1 a slant.
2 Statistics skewness. --v. 1 tr. make skew.
2 tr. distort.
3 intr. move obliquely.
4 intr. twist. on the skew askew. skew arch (or bridge) an arch (or bridge) with the line of the arch not at right angles to the abutment. skew chisel a chisel with an oblique edge. skew-eyed Brit. squinting. skew gear a gear consisting of two cog-wheels having non-parallel, non-intersecting axes. skew-whiff Brit. colloq. askew. skewness n. [ONF eskiu(w)er (v.) = OF eschuer: see ESCHEW] |
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Related Words
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coefficient
kurtosis
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Most Often Usage
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coefficient skewness
skewness and kurtosis
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