fat-tailed

adjective

Having a fat tail; leptokurtic.

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Meanings

adjectivefat-tailed (comparative more fat-tailed, superlative most fat-tailed)

comparative more fat-tailed · superlative most fat-tailed

  1. mathematicsHaving a fat tail; leptokurtic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heavy-tailedleptokurtic

Origin

From fat + tailed.

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APA

fat-tailed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat-tailed

MLA

“fat-tailed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat-tailed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fat-tailed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fat-tailed.

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