decile

Definitions


[ˈdɛsʌɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of ten equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable
(e.g: the lowest income decile of the population)


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Origin:
late 17th century: from French décile, from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin decem ‘ten’




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