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decile

de·cile

UK/ˈdɛsaɪɫ/ US/ˈdiːsaɪɫ/ uncommon

noun

1.

(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores

Origin

From Latin decilis, equivalent to dec- + -ile.

Phrases

  • low decile

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