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quantile

[ kwon-tahyl, -til ]
/ Ë?kwÉ’n taɪl, -tɪl /
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noun Statistics.
one of the class of values of a variate that divides the total frequency of a sample or population into a given number of equal proportions.
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Compare decile, percentile, quartile, quintile.

Origin of quantile

1935–40; quant(ity) + -ile noun suffix, on the model of percentile

Words nearby quantile

quantic, Quantico, quantifiable, quantifier, quantify, quantile, quantitate, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative character, quantitative easing
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