skewness

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The property of being skew.
2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as scriptstyle γ₁=(μ₃)/(σ³),! where μ₃ is the third moment about the mean and σ is the standard deviation.

Synonyms

measure of skewness

lopsidedness

asymmetry

deviation

distortion

inclination

maldistribution

skew

slope

uneven distribution

runout

end distortion

degree of skewness

non-uniform distribution

aberration

fining-away

deformation

deviate

Translations

asymétrie

obliquidade

asimetría

λοξότητα

dissymétrie

scheefheid

scheefte

assimetria

Obliqüidade

desviación

inclinación

oblicuidad

sesgo

soslayo

Etymology

From skew + -ness.