Definition of Skewness

1. Noun. An oblique or slanting asymmetry.

Exact synonyms: Lopsidedness
Generic synonyms: Asymmetry, Dissymmetry, Imbalance
Derivative terms: Lopsided, Skew

Definition of Skewness

1. Noun. The property of being skew. ¹

2. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skewness

1. lack of symmetry [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skewness

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skewback
skewbacks
skewbald
skewbalds
skewed
skewer
skewered
skewering
skewerings
skewerlike
skewers
skewest
skewiff
skewing
skewness (current term)
skewnesses
skews
skewsymmetric
skewwhiff
ski
ski'd
ski-plane
ski boot
ski boots
ski cap
ski conditions
ski jacket
ski jump
ski jumper

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