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Czech: šikmýDutch: scheefFrench: gauche,obliqueTo change or alter in a particular direction.A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study groupskewed the results.Translationsto change or alter in a particular directionskewnessExtensive DefinitionSkew or skew lines lie on different planes. Theyare neither parallel nor intersecting.MathematicsIn geometry,straight lines in a space referred to as skew if they are neitherparallel nor intersecting.In statistics,skew is sometimes used as an alternative term to skewness to refer to the degreeof asymmetry of a distribution. It can mean distortion in apositive or negative direction.TelecommunicationIn paralleltransmission, the difference in arrival time of bitstransmitted at the same time.For data recorded onmultichannelmagnetictape, the difference between readingtimes of bits recorded in a single transverse line.Nte: Skew is usually interpreted to mean thedifference in reading times between bits recorded on the tracks atthe extremities, or edges, of the tape.In facsimile systems, theangular deviation of the received frame from rectangularity causedby asynchronism between the scanner and therecorder.Note: Skew is expressed numerically as thetangent of the deviation angle.In facsimile, the angle between the scanningline, or recording line, and the perpendicular to the paperpath.Example of +1 degree (counter-clockwise) skew in a facsimileimage. The red line is perfectly horizontal.Source: from FederalStandard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188Computers

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