mesokurtic

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adjective

Of a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.

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mesokurtotic
OriginEnglish kurtosis ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos →
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Meanings

adjectivemesokurtic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOf a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.

    Synonyms: mesokurtotic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf a distribution: having kurtosis equal to that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having zero excess kurtosis.

Similar
mesokurtotic
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mesokurtotic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Englishkurtosis
  9. Englishmesokurtic

From meso- + kurtosis + -ic.

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Translations

French mésokurtique
  • mésokurtiqueTranslations
German mesokurtisch
  • mesokurtischTranslations
Spanish mesocúrtico
  • mesocúrticoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

mesokurtic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesokurtic

MLA

“mesokurtic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesokurtic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesokurtic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesokurtic.

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