skewed
Americanadjective
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distorted or biased; giving an unfair or misleading view of something.
After the global financial crisis, he came to realize that traditional economic models offer very skewed representations of actual economic reality.
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having an oblique or slanting direction or position; shaped, cut, or placed on a slant.
When mounting a streetlight pole, orientation of the anchor bolts is important so that the pole base is not skewed in relation to the centerline of the roadway.
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deliberately slanted so as to conform to a specific concept or attitude, cater to the interests of a particular group, etc. (sometimes used in combination).
The network has launched a new youth-skewed telenovela that has been averaging around 28 million viewers in Brazil.
His world view is skewed to the concept that the strong exist to dominate the weak, so he judges people by their direct worth to him.
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Statistics. (of a distribution) having a disproportionate number of data points above or below the mean.
There is a very skewed distribution of income, with the top 20 percent of the population earning 20 times what is earned by the poorest 20 percent.
verb
Other Word Forms
- unskewed adjective
Etymology
Origin of skewed
Example Sentences
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But we still think that the weakening in the labor market means that the risks are skewed towards rate cuts later in the year,” Palmas said.
Margin risks look skewed to the downside despite the insurer’s tighter cost control, they add.
Having rarely spoken publicly about the disaster, Mair has also watched as the story of Aberfan is repeated, and sometimes, skewed.
From BBC
In the earnings call, he bragged that the majority of the brand’s core customers made over $100,000 a year and “skewed younger ... and we’re gonna lean into that in the most meaningful way.”
From Los Angeles Times
But are the Fed’s models really that skewed?
From Barron's
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