skewness
skewness · skewnesses
The property of being skewThe property of being skew.
/ˈskjuː.nəs/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being skew.
(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.
More definitions
- an oblique or slanting asymmetry
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: skewnesses| Singular | skewness |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an oblique or slanting asymmetry:lopsidedness
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedskew
Derivedhyperskewness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable