[skyōō]
(v.)To take an oblique course or direction.
(v.)To turn or place at an angle.
(adj.)Placed or turned to one side; asymmetrical.
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Skew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skew may refer to: In mathematics : • Skew lines, lines that are neither perpendicular or parallel • Skew-symmetric matrix, a square matrix whose transpose is also its negative • Skew-Hermitian mat...
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Skewness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In probability theory and statistics, skewness is a measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable. Consider the distribution in the figure. The bars on th...
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Skew - Definition of Skew at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Skew. Look it up now! ... Also called skew chisel. a wood chisel having a cutting edge set obliquely.
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Skew lines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In solid geometry, skew lines are two lines that do not intersect but are not parallel. Equivalently, they are lines that are not both in the same plane. A simple example of a pair of skew lines is ...
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Three skew lines always define a one-sheeted hyperboloid, except in the case where they are all parallel to a single plane but not to each other. ...
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skew: 1. In parallel transmission, the difference in arrival time of bits transmitted at the same time. (188) 2. For data recorded on multichannel magnetic tape, the difference between reading times of bits recorded in a single transverse line.
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A distribution is skewed if one of its tails is longer than the other. The first distribution shown has a positive skew. This means that it has a long tail in the positive direction. The distribution below it has a negative skew since it has a long tail in the negative direction.
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Two nonparallel lines in space that do not intersect are called skew lines. ... Skew Lines; Definition of Skew Lines ... Examples of Skew Lines...
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skew: Definition and Pronunciation ... slant: The television show is skewed to the young teenager.; 3. to distort; depict unfairly. —adj.; 1. having an oblique direction or position; slanting. 2. having a part that deviates from a straight line, right angle, etc.: skew gearing.;
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