LEPTOKURTIC
A statistical or frequency distribution whereas the X-axis points converge, leading to a higher peak or kurtosis than the normal distribution. The high peak and the corresponding fat tail signifies that the distribution is more concentrated around the mean value than in a platykurtic or mesokurtic distribution, and have a smaller standard deviation. The prefix "lepto" means "thin", like the shape of its peak.
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