curtosis

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curtosis

[kuɾˈt̪osis]

Rhymes with o.sis

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo κυρτός ('curvo') y del sufijo -osis.

noun

Matemética, probabilidad Cuarto momento centrado y normalizado de una variable aleatoria, que mide el tamaño de la cola de una distribución, o cuanta probabilidad hay de encontrar excentricidades.

In English

kurtosis measure of "tail heaviness"

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"curtosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/curtosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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curtosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/curtosis

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"curtosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/curtosis.

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@misc{curtosis_2026,
  title = {curtosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/curtosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}