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Quartile

//ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
  2. 2
    (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores wordnet
  3. 3
    Any one of the four groups so divided.

    "This school is ranked in the first quartile."

Verb
  1. 1
    To divide into quartiles. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.

Etymology 2

From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.

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