platykurtic
[ plat-i-kur-tik ]
adjectiveStatistics.
(of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
(of a frequency distribution curve) having a wide, rather flat distribution about the mode.
Origin of platykurtic
1Words Nearby platykurtic
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British Dictionary definitions for platykurtic
platykurtic
/ (ˌplætɪˈkɜːtɪk) /
adjective
statistics (of a distribution) having kurtosis B 2 less than 3, less heavily concentrated about the mean than a normal distribution: Compare leptokurtic, mesokurtic
Origin of platykurtic
1C20: from platy- + Greek kurtos arched, bulging + -ic
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