"leptokurtic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more leptokurtic [comparative], most leptokurtic [superlative]
Etymology: lepto- + kurtosis + -ic Etymology templates: {{confix|en|lepto|kurtosis|ic}} lepto- + kurtosis + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} leptokurtic (comparative more leptokurtic, superlative most leptokurtic)
  1. (statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis. Categories (topical): Statistics Synonyms (having positive kurtosis): leptokurtotic, fat-tailed Related terms: kurtosis, leptokurtosis, mesokurtic Translations (having positive excess kurtosis): huipukas (Finnish), terävähuippuinen (Finnish), leptokurtinen (Finnish), leptokurtisch (German), λεπτόκυρτος (leptókyrtos) (Greek), leptocúrtico (Portuguese), leptocúrtico (Spanish)

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