¦ adjective
1. neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; askew.
2. Mathematics (of a pair of lines) neither parallel nor intersecting.
(of a curve) not lying in a plane.
3. Statistics (of a statistical distribution) not symmetrical.
¦ noun
1. an oblique angle; a slant.
2. a bias towards one particular group or subject.
3. Statistics the state of not being symmetrical.
¦ verb
1. suddenly change direction or move at an angle.
2. make biased or distorted.
3. Statistics cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
Derivatives
skewness noun
Origin
ME: shortening of Old North. Fr. eskiuwer, var. of OFr. eschiver 'eschew'.