Skew

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Skew may refer to:

In mathematics

• Skew lines, neither parallel nor intersecting.
• Skew normal distribution, a probability distribution
• Skew field or division ring
• Skew-Hermitian matrix
• Skew lattice
• Skew polygon, whose vertices do not lie on a plane
• Infinite skew polyhedron
• Skew-symmetric graph
• Skew-symmetric matrix
• Skew tableau, a generalization of Young tableaux
• Skewness, a measure of the asymmetry of a probability distribution
• Shear mapping

In science and technology

• Skew, also synclinal or gauche in alkane stereochemistry
• Skew ray (optics), an optical path not in a plane of symmetry
• Skew arch, not at a right angle

Other uses

• Volatility skew, in finance, a downward-sloping volatility smile
• SKEW, the ticker symbol for the CBOE Skew Index

See also

• SKU or Stock-keeping unit

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