percentile

[ per-sen-tahyl, -til ]

/ pərˈsɛn taɪl, -tɪl /

Statistics.

noun

one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.

adjective

of or relating to a percentile or a division of a distribution by percentiles.

Origin of percentile

First recorded in 1880–85; percent + -ile

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH percentile

percent, percentage, percentile (see confusables note at percent)

Words nearby percentile

perceive, perceived noise decibel, percent, percentage, percenter, percentile, percent sign, per centum, percept, perceptible, perception

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Example sentences from the Web for percentile

The new measure is a relative measure, pegged to (approximately) how much the 33rd percentile is spending on various things.
The Poor We Shall Always Have With Us|Megan McArdle|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Really well, actually—in the 97th percentile on reading comprehension and the 87th in math.
The Great College Road Trip|Nick Summers|April 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A state in the 90th percentile (with the least amount of complaints filed) was given 20 points.
20 Most Tolerant States|The Daily Beast|January 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A state in the 90th percentile (with the least amount of hate crimes) was given 20 points.
20 Most Tolerant States|The Daily Beast|January 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

In height he gained from the 25 percentile to the 40 percentile.
Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils|Margaret Cobb Rogers
In other words, the lengths of the individual vectors denote the percentile rle that each night played in the total density.
A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.|George H. Lowery.

British Dictionary definitions for percentile

percentile

/ (pəˈsɛntaɪl) /

noun

one of 99 actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into 100 groups with equal frequencies; the 90th percentile is the value of a variable such that 90% of the relevant population is below that valueAlso called: centile

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for percentile

percentile

[ pər-sĕn′tīl′ ]

Any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values. The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value. For example, a test score that is higher than 95 percent of the other scores is in the 95th percentile.

单词	percentile
释义	percentile [ per-sen-tahyl, -til ] / pərˈsɛn taɪl, -tɪl / Statistics. noun one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it. adjective of or relating to a percentile or a division of a distribution by percentiles. Origin of percentile First recorded in 1880–85; percent + -ile WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH percentile percent, percentage, percentile (see confusables note at percent) Words nearby percentile perceive, perceived noise decibel, percent, percentage, percenter, percentile, percent sign, per centum, percept, perceptible, perception Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for percentile The new measure is a relative measure, pegged to (approximately) how much the 33rd percentile is spending on various things. The Poor We Shall Always Have With Us\|Megan McArdle\|November 16, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Really well, actually—in the 97th percentile on reading comprehension and the 87th in math. The Great College Road Trip\|Nick Summers\|April 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A state in the 90th percentile (with the least amount of complaints filed) was given 20 points. 20 Most Tolerant States\|The Daily Beast\|January 16, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A state in the 90th percentile (with the least amount of hate crimes) was given 20 points. 20 Most Tolerant States\|The Daily Beast\|January 16, 2011\|DAILY BEAST In height he gained from the 25 percentile to the 40 percentile. Adenoids and Diseased Tonsils\|Margaret Cobb Rogers In other words, the lengths of the individual vectors denote the percentile rle that each night played in the total density. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds.\|George H. Lowery. British Dictionary definitions for percentile percentile / (pəˈsɛntaɪl) / noun one of 99 actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into 100 groups with equal frequencies; the 90th percentile is the value of a variable such that 90% of the relevant population is below that valueAlso called: centile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for percentile percentile [ pər-sĕn′tīl′ ] Any of the 100 equal parts into which the range of the values of a set of data can be divided in order to show the distribution of those values. The percentile of a given value is determined by the percentage of the values that are smaller than that value. For example, a test score that is higher than 95 percent of the other scores is in the 95th percentile. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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