Quintile Definition

kwĭntīl, kwĭntl
noun
The aspect of two celestial bodies 72°, or one fifth of a circle, apart.
Webster's New World
Any of the values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into five groups of equal frequency.
Webster's New World
Any of these groups.
Webster's New World

(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.

Wiktionary
(by extension) A subset thus obtained.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Quintile

Noun

Singular:
quintile
Plural:
quintiles

Origin of Quintile

  • Latin quīntus fifth penkwe in Indo-European roots -ile (as in quartile)

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

Quintile Sentence Examples

  • Young men living in areas classified in the most deprived quintile had a significantly lower odds ratio.

  • Of the people in the lowest quintile by income, 58% of their journeys are entirely on foot.

  • Trent SHA contains three PCTs within the bottom quintile.

  • For women the highest quintile consumed an average of 39 grams of alcohol per day.

  • However, such concentration still leaves 50% of claimants outside of the top quintile.

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Words Starting With

QQUQUI

Words Ending With

ELEILE

Unscrambles

quintile

Words Starting With Q and Ending With E

Starts With Q & Ends With EStarts With QU & Ends With EStarts With Q & Ends With LE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With Q8 Letter Words Ending With E