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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

About "skew"

1) Is it realted to "distortion"?
The final data has been skewed becuase the wrong collected data factored in. Is this OK?
2) Is it related to "shape" something like "on diagnol"?
The angle is on skew. It has a skew angle?. The object is laid on skew.
Are they correct?
  

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" So, yes, you can say: The final data has been skewed because the wrong data was factored in. For angle, I would use "oblique" instead. It is an oblique angle [ meaning, not a right angle ] You could also say: The angle is skewed to the right (or the left).

— Doctor D

  • " So, yes, you can say: The final data has been skewed because the wrong data was factored in.
  • For angle, I would use "oblique" instead.
  • It is an oblique angle [ meaning, not a right angle ] You could also say: The angle is skewed to the right (or the left).
  • [ meaning, slanted to the right/left]
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Skew means "not symmetrical" or "slanted to one side."
So, yes, you can say: The final data has been skewed because the wrong data was factored in.
For angle, I would use "oblique" instead. It is an oblique angle [meaning, not a right angle]
You could also say: The angle is skewed to the right (or the left). [meaning, slanted to the right/left]
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Thank you for your help!.
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Can I say
"the sensor is installed skewedly to the right, causing the sensor to not be able to detect the metal surface.
Thefore, the oblique angle should be corrected." ?
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Can I say
"The sensor is installed skewedly to the right, causing the sensor to not be able to detect the metal surface.
Thefore, the oblique angle should be corrected." ?

Yes, just correct "skewedly" to "skewed" and "Thefore" to "Therefore."
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