Skew ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Skew ( verb )

To turn or place at an angle; to distort or bias.

Origin:

From middle english skewen, from old norse skjóta, meaning "to shoot.".

Examples:

  1. The car skidded and skewed off the road.
  2. The politician was accused of skewing the facts to support their argument.
  3. The photographer skewed the camera to get a different perspective on the building.
  4. The chef skewed the knife to cut the vegetables at a slant.
  5. The analyst was concerned that the results were skewed by the presence of outliers.

(As a noun)

Skew ( noun )

To turn or place at an angle; to distort or bias.

Origin:

From middle english skewen, from old norse skjóta, meaning "to shoot.".

Examples:

  1. The car skidded and skewed off the road.
  2. The politician was accused of skewing the facts to support their argument.
  3. The photographer skewed the camera to get a different perspective on the building.
  4. The chef skewed the knife to cut the vegetables at a slant.
  5. The analyst was concerned that the results were skewed by the presence of outliers.
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