Skew

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

In computing

 * Clock skew
 * Transitive data skew, an issue of data synchronization

In telecommunications

 * Skew (fax), unstraightness
 * Skew (antenna) a method to improve the horizontal radiation pattern

Other uses

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