Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
Used in a Sentence
skew
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for skew.
Editorial note
The idea that education can be provided for $100 per pupil per year doesn't fit the model, and the skew is in economic assumptions in general.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of skew gathered in one view.
An oblique or sideways movement.
A squint or sidelong glance.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for skew.
noun
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
noun
An oblique or sideways movement.
noun
A squint or sidelong glance.
noun
A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
Example sentences
The idea that education can be provided for $100 per pupil per year doesn't fit the model, and the skew is in economic assumptions in general.
What you pointed out is a write-skew anomaly which is specific for a Snapshot isolation.
No wonder the results skew towards elite education, they measure performance by market value.
In any case, I would hope the stats were gathered with --no-merges; if not, that would indeed skew the stats.
Yes, and if you set the deadline on the client, the server knows (subject to its time skew) when the request needs to finish.
If one entity has tougher, riskier surgeries it could skew the results.
You can jump on a successful project and skew your contribution factor.
It can skew the results, but it can't completely invalidate them.
Isn't average the wrong value as outliers skew data considerably?
The concerns raised are valid, but I'd like to see the methodology for analyzing the data because it can definitely skew results.
Android is a different example of the behavior OP was observing: Why is there a massive skew favoring Googlers having their proposals implemented compared to plebes?
Discussion on HN will skew toward the programmer skillset.
Quote examples
It will be interesting to note if political biases heavily skew how "trusted" certain websites are.
(Some of them even organize "edit-a-thons" with other activists in a team effort to quickly skew a page.) Once the page has become biased, progress to fix it stalls to a standstill because they will fight every change tooth and nail, and because they can dogpile to create the appearance of a consensus in the talk page, they succeed.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use skew in a sentence?
The idea that education can be provided for $100 per pupil per year doesn't fit the model, and the skew is in economic assumptions in general.
What does skew mean?
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
What part of speech is skew?
skew is commonly used as noun.