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quartile

quar·tile

UK/ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl/ US/ˈkwɔrtɪl/ uncommon

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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