kur·to·sis
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Definition of kurtosis
: the peakedness or flatness of the graph of a frequency distribution especially with respect to the concentration of values near the mean as compared with the normal distribution
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“Kurtosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kurtosis. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of kurtosis was in 1905
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