adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.

Synonyms

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platykurtoticplatykurtotic

Antonyms

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leptokurtic

Etymology

From platy- + kurtosis + -ic.

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