Skewness

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  • n. The property of being skew.
  • n. A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as where is the third moment about the mean and is the standard deviation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The character or state of being skew. Specifically: In biometry: The property of exhibiting skew variation. See variation.
  • n. The numerical expression of skew variation; asymmetry, measured by the ratio a = D/σ, where D is the distance (mean, mode) and σ is the index of variability.
  • n. In mathematics, the degree of disturbance of symmetry in a curve.
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  • n. an oblique or slanting asymmetry
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    skewed    skewes    skewing    skewness    skewnesses    skews   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    reorient   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    awry    obliquely    askew    skewed    squint    inclined    inclination   
    Rhyme
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