inflected forms: skews; skewed; skewing
1 : to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate • They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory. • A few unusual cases may have skewed the data. [=may have made the data show something that is not normal or typical]
2 : to make (something) favor a particular group of people in a way that is unfair • He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.— usually used as (be) skewed; usually followed by toward • The tax cuts are skewed toward the wealthy.
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terça-feira, 1 de maio de 2012
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