platykurtic

[ plat-i-kur-tik ]

adjectiveStatistics.
  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.

Origin of platykurtic

1
1900–05; platy- + kurt- (irregular <Greek kyrtós bulging, swelling) + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for platykurtic

platykurtic

/ (ˌplætɪˈkɜːtɪk) /


adjective
  1. 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

1
C20: from platy- + Greek kurtos arched, bulging + -ic

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