skewing

[ skyoo-ing ]

noun

1. a process of removing excess gold leaf from a stamped surface.
2. skewings, the gold leaf so removed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skewing¹

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

“It was obvious within 2 months of his purchase that the algorithm was already skewing against people who post factual, accurate information on climate,” says Katharine Hayhoe, a climate researcher at Texas Tech University.

From Science Magazine

In those songs, Roan draws on the power-pop sounds of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears, skewing them with campy cheerleader chants and bawdy sexual asides.

From BBC

Nate Silver, the celebrity statistician who gained notoriety for his FiveThirtyEight election models, is facing backlash over alleged skewing in his new model.

From Salon

In certain species, eggs incubated in cooler environments hatch into male turtles while warmer environments produce females, potentially skewing an entire generation.

From Science Daily

After ruling out possible confounders that could be skewing their results, the team developed a way to understand what the network was seeing that allowed it to make predictions.

From Science Daily

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