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decile

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dec⋅ile

  [des-il, -ahyl]
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–noun Statistics.
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
Origin:
1880–85; dec- + -ile
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dec·ile   (dĭs'īl', -əl)   
n.   Statistics

  1. Any one of the numbers or values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into ten groups of equal frequency.

  2. Any one of the ten groups.


[dec(i)- + -ile2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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