skewedness

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English

Etymology

From skewed +‎ -ness.

Noun

skewedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being skewed.
    • 2015 November 5, “Identification of Four-Jointed Box 1 (FJX1)-Specific Peptides for Immunotherapy of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      However, among the Bidayuh indigenous population of Sarawak (East Malaysia), NPC incidence rates are the highest when compared to other cancers and this is an example of a regional hotspot that adds to the skewedness of this disease.