platykurtic
[ plat-i-kur-tik ]
/ ˌplæt ɪˈkɜr tɪk /
adjective Statistics.
(of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
(of a frequency distribution curve) having a wide, rather flat distribution about the mode.
Words nearby platykurtic
platycephaly,
platycnemia,
platyfish,
platyhelminth,
platyhelminthes,
platykurtic,
platykurtosis,
platypellic pelvis,
platypnea,
platypod,
platypus
British Dictionary definitions for platykurtic
platykurtic
/ (ˌplætɪˈkɜːtɪk) /
adjective
statistics
(of a distribution) having kurtosis B 2 less than 3, less heavily concentrated about the mean than a normal distribution
Compare leptokurtic, mesokurtic
Word Origin for platykurtic
C20: from
platy- + Greek
kurtos arched, bulging +
-ic