percentile
Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred…Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
» This test places you in the 90th percentile of the population.
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2 sensesAny of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
Perzentil
перцентильpercentilʹ, центильcentilʹ, процентильprocentilʹ
(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total
Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
She is highly intelligent—she has an IQ in the top percentile.
Perzentil
перцентильpercentilʹ, центильcentilʹ, процентильprocentilʹ
Examples
2 sentencesThis test places you in the 90th percentile of the population.
Tom is in the first percentile for maths in Australia.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by Francis Galton in 1885, from percent + -ile.Coined by Francis Galton in 1885, from percent + -ile.
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Forms
plural: percentiles| Singular | percentile |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total:centile