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Decile

[ˈdiːsaɪɫ]

Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.

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noun

1
Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
"Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%."
2
Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
"Our school is in the top decile for exam results."
3
An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decile"

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Word	Definition
incomenoun	Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
decentilenoun	Alternative form of decile. [(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.]
decilernoun	(typically in combination) Something with a specified decile.
percentilenoun	(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
quintilenoun	(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
hexadecilenoun	(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into sixteen equally numerous subsets; a subset thus obtained.
centilenoun	Clipping of percentile. [(statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.]
quartilenoun	(statistics) Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
octilenoun	(statistics) Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets.
ventilenoun	(statistics) Any of the nineteen points that divide an ordered distribution into twenty parts, each containing one twentieth of the population.
quindecilenoun	A fifteenth of a circle (24 degrees).
pentilenoun	(statistics) Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
decadenoun	A period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
dectupleverb	Tenfold.
decigradenoun	(mathematics) An angular measure equal to one tenth of a grade
septilenoun	(statistics) Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into seven equally numerous subsets.
decimal dozennoun	(idiomatic, especially Australia, New Zealand) Ten, a group of ten.
median agenoun	(demography) The age that divides a population (of a country etc.) into two numerically equivalent groups.
quintatenoun	(mathematics, rare, of a quinary-decimal number system) The set of the series of integers that occur between a multiple of five and the next (exclusive of those multiples).
decimanoun	(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.