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noun
The property of having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English kurtosis English mesokurtosis From meso- + kurtosis.
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