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Definition of Skewed
1. Adjective. Having an oblique or slanting direction or position. "The picture was skew"
Definition of Skewed
1. Adjective. Twisted at an angle. ¹
2. Adjective. Biased, distorted (pertaining to statistics or information). ¹
3. Verb. (past of skew) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skewed
1. skew [v] - See also: skew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skewed
Literary usage of Skewed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Variations in the Grades of High School Pupils by Clarence Truman Gray (1913)
"The salient features of these different curves are as follows : School 1 skewed
to left decidedly. School 2—1 yr skewed to the right. 2 yr skewed to right 3 ..."
2. Maintenance of Way and Structures by William Clyde Willard (1915)
"Joint-ties skewed by rail creeping. track the problem of rail creeping has become
more acute. Traffic on single track has a tendency to equalize rail ..."
3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"... -skewed, or their eyes deceive them." Pen- rose's Journal, iii. 83. ...
-skewed, adj. Under the influence of an illusion in sight. ..."
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