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skew
Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
An oblique or sideways movement.
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
To bias or distort in a particular direction.
"A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
To hurl or throw.
Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
"a skew arch"
Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
Askew, obliquely; awry.
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