heavy tail

noun

Fat tail.

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Meanings

nounheavy tail (plural heavy tails)

plural heavy tails

  1. mathematicsFat tail.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fat tailleptokurtosis
Cite this entry
APA

heavy tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20tail

MLA

“heavy tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20tail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heavy tail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20tail.

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