Meanings
adjectiveleptokurtic (comparative more leptokurtic, superlative most leptokurtic)
comparative more leptokurtic · superlative most leptokurtic
- mathematicsOf a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
Synonyms: leptokurtotic, fat-tailed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
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Translations
Finnish huipukas, terävähuippuinen
- huipukashaving positive excess kurtosis
- terävähuippuinenhaving positive excess kurtosis
- leptokurtinenhaving positive excess kurtosis
German leptokurtisch
- leptokurtischhaving positive excess kurtosis
Greek λεπτόκυρτος
- λεπτόκυρτος (leptókyrtos)having positive excess kurtosis
Portuguese leptocúrtico
- leptocúrticohaving positive excess kurtosis
Spanish leptocúrtico
- leptocúrticohaving positive excess kurtosis
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“leptokurtic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptokurtic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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