kurtosis

kur·to·sis

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kur-toh-sis]
- /kɜrˈtoʊ sɪs/
- /kɜːtˈəʊsɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kur-toh-sis]
- /kɜrˈtoʊ sɪs/

Definitions of kurtosis word

noun kurtosis the state or quality of flatness or peakedness of the curve describing a frequency distribution in the region about its mode. 1
noun kurtosis The sharpness of the peak of a frequency-distribution curve. 1
noun kurtosis a measure of the concentration of a distribution around its mean, esp the statistic B2 = m4/m22 where m2 and m4 are respectively the second and fourth moment of the distribution around the mean. In a normal distribution B2 = 3 0
noun kurtosis the degree of peakedness of the graph of a statistical distribution, indicative of the concentration around the mean 0
noun kurtosis (statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution. 0

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Origin of kurtosis

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; irregular transliteration of Greek kýrtōsis curvature. See cyrtosis

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kurtosis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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