allokurtic
|al-lo-kur-tic|
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/ˌæloʊˈkɜːrtɪk/
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/ˌæləʊˈkɜːtɪk/
different kurtosis
Etymology
Etymology Information
'allokurtic' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'allos' meaning 'other' and 'kurtos' meaning 'curved'.
Historical Evolution
'allos' and 'kurtos' combined to form the modern English word 'allokurtic'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'other curved', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'having a different kurtosis than normal'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing a statistical distribution that has a kurtosis different from that of a normal distribution.
The data set was found to be allokurtic, indicating a deviation from normality.
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Last updated: 2025/06/28 09:06