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percentile

/pərˈsɛntɪl/ noun · British & US
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What does percentile mean?

noun

A measure used in statistics indicating the value below which a given percentage of measured quantities fall. It is calculated by ranking all the values in a data set from smallest to largest and then selecting the value below which a certain percentage of the values fall.

Example

"The median income is the 50th percentile, while the 25th percentile is the value below which 25% of the incomes fall."

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