Definitions

1. verb

to bend or twist something out of shape, or to cause something to become distorted.

“The uneven ground will skew the balance of the bike.”

2. verb

to incline or lean in a particular direction, often in a way that is not perpendicular or vertical.

“The roof of the house will skew to one side during the earthquake.”

3. noun

a direction or angle that is not perpendicular or vertical, especially one that is intentionally chosen for a particular purpose.

“The designer chose a skew to create an interesting visual effect in the building.”

4. noun

a statistical measure of the degree to which a distribution of data deviates from a perfect normal distribution.

“The skew of the data indicates that the distribution is not normally distributed.”