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platykurtic

[ plat-i-kur-tik ]

adjective

Statistics.
  1. (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
  2. (of a frequency distribution curve) having a wide, rather flat distribution about the mode.

platykurtic

/ ËŒ±è±ôæ³Ùɪˈ°ìɜ˳Ùɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. statistics (of a distribution) having kurtosis B2 less than 3, less heavily concentrated about the mean than a normal distribution Compare leptokurtic mesokurtic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of platykurtic1

1900–05; platy- + kurt- (irregular < Greek °ì²â°ù³Ùó²õ bulging, swelling) + -ic
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of platykurtic1

C20: from platy- + Greek kurtos arched, bulging + -ic

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