Word: platykurtosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plat
y
kur
to
sis
Definition: The property of having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
Morphemes:
Affix: platy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: flat; especially, relatively flat but wide
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλατύς
Language: grc
Decoded: platus
Meaning: flat
Affix: kurtosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Excess kurtosis: the difference between a given distribution's kurtosis and the kurtosis of a normal distribution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύρτωσις
Language: grc
Decoded: kurtosis
Meaning: bulging, convexity