decile

[ des-il, -ahyl ]

nounStatistics.
  1. one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.

Origin of decile

1
First recorded in 1880–85; dec- + -ile

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British Dictionary definitions for decile

decile

/ (ˈdɛsɪl, -aɪl) /


noun
  1. 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

1
C17: from deca- + -ile

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