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skew verb

  /skju/ , /skjuː/
  • (transitive) To bias or distort in a particular direction.
 biaiser
fausser
  • (transitive) To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
 incliner
  • (intransitive) To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
 loucher
  • (intransitive) To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
 sursauter

skew adjective

  /skju/ , /skjuː/
  • (not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
 oblique, gauche

skewed adjective

  /skjuːd/
  • (statistics, of information) Biased, distorted
 déséquilibré
  • Twisted at an angle.
 au lendemain de

skewness noun

  • (statistics) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as \scriptstyle\gamma_1 = \frac{\mu_3}{\sigma^3}, \! where \mu_3 is the third moment about the mean and \sigma is the standard deviation.
 asymétrie
  • The property of being skew.
 distorsion
skew conformation
conformation croisée
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