skew normal distribution

noun

A continuous probability distribution that generalizes the normal distribution to allow for nonzero skewness.

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nounskew normal distribution (plural skew normal distributions)

plural skew normal distributions

  1. mathematicsA continuous probability distribution that generalizes the normal distribution to allow for nonzero skewness.
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