English Explanatory Dictionary

pentile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any one of the five groups.
verb
  1. To divide into pentiles.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).

Word forms

pentile pentiles pentiling pentiled

Etymology

From pent- + -ile.

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