quantile

quan tile |ˈkwänˌtīl ˈkwɑntaɪl | ▶noun Statistics 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. • any of the groups so produced, e.g., a quartile or percentile. ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin quantus ‘how great, how much ’ + -ile .

quantile

quantile |ˈkwɒntʌɪl | ▶noun Statistics each of any set of values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into equal groups, each containing the same fraction of the total population. • any of the groups so produced, e.g. a quartile or percentile. ORIGIN 1940s: from Latin quantus ‘how great, how much ’ + -ile .