English Dictionary

fat tail

名詞

A mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaption to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man. / The relatively high probability of a relatively extreme outcome.

日本語の意味

動物、特に家畜の尾部に蓄えられる脂肪塊。 / 統計学において、非常に極端な結果が出やすい、裾が重い分布の性質。

The fat tail of the desert sheep was prized by herders, who used the stored fat during long dry seasons.

砂漠の羊の尾部に蓄えられた脂肪は遊牧民に重宝され、長い乾季の間に利用された。

意味（1）

A mass of fat stored in the rump of a beast as an adaption to heat and harsh environmental conditions or selection by man.

意味（2）

The relatively high probability of a relatively extreme outcome.

意味（3）

(statistics, probability) A tail of a probability distribution with significantly higher kurtosis than a normal distribution (which has kurtosis = 0).

意味（4）

(statistics, probability) A tail of a probability distribution with infinite variance.

fat tails （ plural ）