English Explanatory Dictionary

quintile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
  2. A subset thus obtained.
  3. An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
name
  1. Alternative form of Quintilis: the former Roman name of the month July.

Word forms

quintile quintiles

Etymology

From quint- + -ile.

Synonyms

fifth

Derived words

biquintile interquintile semiquintile

Translations

Finnish: kvintiili Portuguese: quintil Spanish: quintil
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