fat tail
fat tail noun: a mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaptation to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.
Noun
fat tail (plural fat tails)
- A mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaptation to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.
- The relatively high probability of a relatively extreme outcome.
- Synonyms:
- heavy tail
- A tail of a probability distribution with significantly higher kurtosis than a normal distribution (which has kurtosis = 0).
- Synonyms:
- leptokurtosis
- A tail of a probability distribution with infinite variance.
fat tail meaning in Arabic
fat tail in Arabic
- fat-tail of beast
- أَلْيَة ʔalya
Synonyms of fat tail
Forms of fat tail
| plural | fat tails |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fat-tail |
| alternative form | fattail |
Questions about fat tail
- What does fat tail mean?
- Fat tail means a mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaptation to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.
- What is fat tail in Arabic?
- Fat tail in Arabic is أَلْيَة (ʔalya). See Fat tail meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is fat tail?
- Fat tail is a noun.
- What is the plural of fat tail?
- The plural of fat tail is fat tails.
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