Quartile Definition
kwôrtīl, -tĭl
quartiles
noun
Any of the values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into four groups of equal frequency.
Webster's New World
Any of these groups.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Quartile
Noun
Singular:
quartile
Plural:
quartilesOrigin of Quartile
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Middle English 90 degrees apart (of the relative position of two celestial bodies) from Old French quartil from Medieval Latin quārtīlis of a quartile from Latin quārtus fourth quart
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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