quintile
noun/ˈkwɪntaɪl/
/ˈkwɪntaɪl/
(statistics)- one of five equal groups into which a set of things can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable
- men in the first quintile of weight (= the heaviest 20% of men)
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin quintilis (mensis) ‘fifth month, July’, from quintus ‘fifth’.Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
quintile