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mesokurtic
adjective
meso·kur·tic
Definition of mesokurtic
: closely resembling a normal frequency distribution : neither leptokurtic nor platykurtic
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Origin and Etymology of mesokurtic
mes- + Greek kyrtos bulging, convex, curved + English -ic; akin to Latin curvus bent, curved
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