skew
skew Lexical Profile
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• verb
To make biased or distorted in a way that is regarded as inaccurate, unfair, or misleading (especially of data, statistics, or judgment).
"Relying only on voluntary online surveys can easily skew the research findings."
To suddenly change direction or position; to turn aside or swerve at an angle.
"The car hit a patch of ice and began to skew across the highway."
• noun
A bias toward one particular group or subject, or an asymmetrical distribution of statistical data.
"The income distribution chart shows a strong positive skew toward higher earners."
An oblique angle, slant, or deviation from a straight line.
"The bridge was built on a slight skew to cross the river at its narrowest point."
• adjective
Set at a slant or an oblique angle; neither parallel nor intersecting (especially of lines in three-dimensional geometry).
"In three-dimensional geometry, two lines that do not intersect and are not parallel are called skew lines."
• Rhymes for skew
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'skewen' ('to slip away' or 'turn aside'), borrowed from Old Northern French 'eschiuer' ('to shun' or 'avoid'), which is also the root of the English word 'eschew'.