Decile Definition

dĭsīl, -əl
deciles
noun
Any of the values which divide a frequency distribution into ten groups of equal frequency; also, any of these groups.
Webster's New World
Any one of the ten groups.
American Heritage

(statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.

Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
Wiktionary

(astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Decile

Noun

Singular:
decile
Plural:
deciles

Origin of Decile

  • dec(i)– –ile

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Decile Sentence Examples

  • Only those falling into the top decile were selected for mailing.

  • The lowest decile hourly earnings in the private sector was under £ 5.00 compared with £ 5.78 in the public sector.

  • The bottom decile would, in theory at least, eventually catch up with the top decile (Gorard 1999 ).

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

ELEILE

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decile

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With E