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quantile

quan·tile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwon-tahyl, -til]
    • /ˈkwɒn taɪl, -tɪl/
    • /kwˈɒntaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwon-tahyl, -til]
    • /ˈkwɒn taɪl, -tɪl/

Definitions of quantile word

  • noun quantile one of the class of values of a variate that divides the total frequency of a sample or population into a given number of equal proportions. 1
  • noun quantile Each of any set of values of a variate that divide a frequency distribution into equal groups, each containing the same fraction of the total population. 1
  • noun quantile each of any set of values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into equal groupings, each containing the same percentage of the total population 0
  • noun quantile any of the values of a random variable dividing the distribution of the individuals into a given number of groups of equal frequency 0

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Origin of quantile

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; quant(ity) + -ile noun suffix, on the model of percentile

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Parts of speech for Quantile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quantile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

quantile usage trend in Literature

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