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decile

/dɪˈsaɪl/ noun · British & US
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What does decile mean?

noun

A part of a frequency distribution that includes 10% of the items in a dataset, ranked in order of size or value. A decile is a measure of central tendency, similar to a percentile.

Example

"The top decile of earners in the country pay a significant portion of the total taxes."

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