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kurtosis

Pronunciation: /kəːˈtəʊsɪs/

Definition of kurtosis

noun

[mass 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'

kurtosis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of kurtosis in the US English dictionary