"shorth" meaning in All languages combined

See shorth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shorths [plural]
Etymology: short + -th Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|short|th}} short + -th Head templates: {{en-noun}} shorth (plural shorths)
  1. (statistics) The shortest interval containing a specified fraction (typically a half) of a distribution Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-shorth-en-noun-AgxYSi9p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -th Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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