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SKEWNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oblique or slanting asymmetry
Synonyms:
lopsidedness; skewness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("skewness" is a kind of...):
asymmetry; dissymmetry; imbalance ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)
Derivation:
skew (having an oblique or slanting direction or position)