quintile

American  

[kwin-til, -tahyl] / ˈkwɪn tɪl, -taɪl /

noun

1. Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.

2. Astrology. a quintile aspect.

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adjective

1. Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

quintile British  

/ ˈkwɪntaɪl /

noun

1. an aspect of 72° between two heavenly bodies

2. a fifth part of a distribution

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Etymology

Origin of quintile

1600–10; < Latin quīnt ( us ) fifth + -ile (as in quartile )

Example Sentences

Sixty-two percent of the children who grew up in the poorest fifth of all households in the ’70s and ’80s worked their way up to a higher income bracket as adults, some all the way to the top quintile.

From The Wall Street Journal

Senyek, however, prefers companies in the second-highest quintile, or top 20%, as a way to avoid dividend traps with very big yields.

From Barron's

He took the 300 largest companies in his coverage and broke them into quintiles based on how far off they are from their 52-week highs, with the first quintile including those that have fallen the most and the fifth quintile including those at or near their highs.

From Barron's

“The best performing quintile over time is the fourth—meaning down from highs—but less so than 60% of stocks.”

From Barron's

Fundamentals are clearly late-cycle, and the stock sits in the bottom quintile of the ranking framework.

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