41In statistics, the 4th order cumulant of a random variable x  is equal to κ4 = ⟨(x − ⟨x⟩)4⟩− 3⟨(x − ⟨x⟩)2⟩ and κ2 = ⟨(x − ⟨x ⟩)2⟩ , so that U  = − κ4∕3κ2  for x = m  and ⟨m ⟩ = 0  .