platykurtic

plat·y·kur·tic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plat-i-kur-tik]
- /ˌplæt ɪˈkɜr tɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plat-i-kur-tik]
- /ˌplæt ɪˈkɜr tɪk/

Definitions of platykurtic word

adjective platykurtic (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution. 1
adjective platykurtic (of a frequency distribution curve) having a wide, rather flat distribution about the mode. 1
adjective platykurtic (of a distribution) having kurtosis B2 less than 3, less heavily concentrated about the mean than a normal distribution 0

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Origin of platykurtic

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Platykurtic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Platykurtic

platykurtic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

platykurtic usage trend in Literature

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