decile
[ des-il, -ahyl ]
nounStatistics.
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
Origin of decile
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British Dictionary definitions for decile
decile
/ (ˈdɛsɪl, -aɪl) /
noun
statistics
one of nine actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into ten groups with equal frequencies: the ninth decile is the value below which 90% of the population lie: See also percentile
a tenth part of a distribution
Origin of decile
1C17: from deca- + -ile
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