platykurtic

plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .

platykurtic

plat y kur tic |ˌplatiˈkərtik ˈplætɪˌkərtɪk | ▶noun Statistics (of a frequency distribution or its graphical representation ) having less kurtosis than the normal distribution. Compare with leptokurtic, mesokurtic. DERIVATIVES plat y kur to sis |-ikərˈtōsis |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from platy- ‘broad, flat ’ + Greek kurtos ‘bulging ’ + -ic .