skewness

• Существительное, обозначающее косую или наклонную асимметрию, часто используемое в статистике для описания степени искажения симметричного распределения.

A noun referring to an oblique or slanting asymmetry, often used in statistics to describe the degree of distortion from a symmetrical distribution.

uncountable

1. Asymmetry or slantC1formal

   A state or condition of being oblique, slanted, or not symmetrical.

   Асимметрия

   • The skewness of the building's design made it stand out.
   • The artist used skewness to create a sense of movement in the sculpture.
   • The data showed a noticeable skewness in the distribution.

   Synonymsasymmetrycrookednessdistortionlopsidednessobliquenessslantunevenness

   Antonymsbalanceevennessregularitysymmetry

2. Statistical measureC1formal

   A measure of the asymmetry of a probability distribution around its mean.

   Асимметрия

   • The skewness of the dataset indicated a long tail to the right.
   • Analysts calculate skewness to understand the shape of the distribution.
   • A positive skewness means the tail is on the right side of the curve.

   Synonymsasymmetryskew

   Antonymssymmetry