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Quantiles

/ˈkwɒn.taɪlz/

One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

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    One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

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quantizesnoun(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
quantitiveAlternative form of quantitative. [Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.]
quantitationsnounThe process of quantitating.
quintilesnoun
quantifiersnoun(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
quantizationnoun(uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
quantifiernoun(grammar) A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
quantitativeOf a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
quantized(physics) Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization (i.e. measurement).
quantifyingverb(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
quantizenoun(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
quantised
quantitationnounThe process of quantitating.
quotientsnoun(arithmetic) The number (either a fraction or an integer) resulting from the division of one number by another.
quantitatedverb(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
quantitateverb(transitive) To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
quantifyverb(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
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.
quantamnoun
quantitativelyWith respect to quantity rather than quality.

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