platykurtic

American

[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.

platykurtic British

/ ˌplætɪˈkɜːtɪk /

adjective

statistics (of a distribution) having kurtosis B2 less than 3, less heavily concentrated about the mean than a normal distribution Compare leptokurtic mesokurtic

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Etymology

Origin of platykurtic

1900–05; platy- + kurt- (irregular < Greek kyrtós bulging, swelling) + -ic

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