Tertile

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.
  2. 2
    Any one of the three groups so divided.

    "The first tertile results include January through April's revenues."

Synonyms

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mediantercile

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"The first tertile results include January through April's revenues."

Etymology

By surface analysis, tert- + -ile.

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