decile
About 0.22 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
- noun Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
- noun An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
Similar words
income decentile deciler percentile quintile hexadecile centile quartile octile ventile
Often followed by
of in and groups is group ratio to
Word family
deciles
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