quartile
quar·tile
noun
1.
(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores
Origin
From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.
Phrases
- interquartile range
- lower quartile
- upper quartile
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Broader terms
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