decile
noun/ˈdesaɪl/
/ˈdesaɪl/, /ˈdesl/
(statistics)- one of ten equal groups into which a collection of things or people can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable
- families in the top decile of income (= the 10 per cent of families with the highest income)
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French décile, from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin decem ‘ten’.Want to learn more?
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