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Definition of Skewness
1. Noun. An oblique or slanting asymmetry.
Exact synonyms: Lopsidedness
Generic synonyms: Asymmetry, Dissymmetry, Imbalance
Derivative terms: Lopsided, Skew
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 where is the third moment about the mean and is the standard deviation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skewness
1. lack of symmetry [n -ES]