quintile

[ kwin-til, -tahyl ]

noun

Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
Astrology. a quintile aspect.

adjective

Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

Origin of quintile

1600–10; <Latin quīnt(us) fifth + -ile (as in quartile)

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How to use quintile in a sentence

Elsewhere, the researchers show similarly constant rates of mobility for people born into middle and higher-income quintiles.
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The relation is particularly close in the highest and lowest quintiles.
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In the intermediate quintiles there is more or less shifting about.
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British Dictionary definitions for quintile

quintile

/ (ˈkwɪntaɪl) /

nounastrology

an aspect of 72° between two heavenly bodies
a fifth part of a distribution

Origin of quintile

C17: from Latin quintus fifth

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