mesokurtic

mes o kur tic |ˌmezəˈkərtik, ˌmē -ˌmɛzəˈkərtɪk | ▶adjective Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, platykurtic. DERIVATIVES mes o kur to sis |ˌmezəkərˈtōsis, ˌmē - |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from meso- ‘middle ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .

mesokurtic

mes o kur tic |ˌmezəˈkərtik, ˌmē -ˌmɛzəˈkərtɪk | ▶adjective Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having the same kurtosis as the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, platykurtic. DERIVATIVES mes o kur to sis |ˌmezəkərˈtōsis, ˌmē - |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from meso- ‘middle ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .