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kurtosis

Syllabification: (kur·to·sis)
Pronunciation: /kərˈtōsis/
Definition of kurtosis

noun

Statistics
  • the sharpness of the peak of a frequency-distribution curve.

Origin:

early 20th century: from Greek kurtōsis 'a bulging', from kurtos 'bulging, convex'

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