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Word: Skew
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘move obliquely’): shortening of Old Northern French eskiuwer, variant of Old French eschiver ‘eschew’. The adjective and noun (early 17th century) are from the verb
skjuː
an oblique angle; a slant.
Short Definition:oblique angle
a bias towards one particular group or subject
Short Definition:bias towards one particular group or subject
Examples:- the paper had a working-class skew
the state of not being symmetrical.
Short Definition:state of not being symmetrical
Word: Skew
Speech Type: Verb
skjuː
suddenly change direction or position
Short Definition:suddenly change direction or position
Examples:- the car had skewed across the track
make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading
Short Definition:make biased or distorted in way that is regarded as inaccurate or misleading
Examples:- the curriculum is skewed towards the practical subjects
cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical
Short Definition:cause distribution to be asymmetrical
Examples:- the distributions were skewed to the right
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