quantile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

/ˈkwɒn.taɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quantile.wav

quantile quantiles

Back-formation from quantity, modeled on percentile. By surface analysis, quant(ity) + -ile.

fractile

interquantile

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