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percentile
noun per·cen·tile \pər-ˈsen-ˌtī(-ə)l\
: one of 100 equal parts that a group of people can be divided into in order to rank them
Full Definition of PERCENTILE
: a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it <a score in the 95th percentile>
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First Known Use of PERCENTILE
1885
Rhymes with PERCENTILE
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percentile
noun per·cen·tile \pər-ˈsen-ˌtīl\
Medical Definition of PERCENTILE
: a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it <a percentile score of 95 is a score equal to or better than 95 percent of the scores>
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