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platykurtic

Syllables: pla·ty·kurt·icUK/ˌplatɪˈkəːtɪk/US/ˌplædiˈkəɹdɪk/

platykurtic adjective: of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.

Adjective

platykurtic (comparative more platykurtic, superlative most platykurtic)

  1. Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
    Synonyms:
    platykurtotic

platykurtic meaning in Tamil

platykurtic in Tamil

குறை தட்டை, மிகைத் தட்டை

Synonyms of platykurtic

Antonyms

Forms of platykurtic

comparativemore platykurtic
superlativemost platykurtic

Origin of platykurtic

From platy- + kurtosis + -ic.

Questions about platykurtic

What does platykurtic mean?
Platykurtic means of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
What is platykurtic in Tamil?
Platykurtic in Tamil is குறை தட்டை, மிகைத் தட்டை. See Platykurtic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is platykurtic?
Platykurtic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce platykurtic?
Platykurtic is pronounced /ˌplatɪˈkəːtɪk/ (UK).

Words near platykurtic in the dictionary

  1. platyhelminth
  2. platyhelminthic
  3. platyhelminths
  4. platyischnopid
  5. platyischnopids
  6. platykurtic
  7. platykurticity
  8. platykurtosis
  9. platykurtotic
  10. platymeria
  11. platymeric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: platykurtic (page history and authors); platykurtic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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