quartile

noun quar·tile \ˈkwȯr-ˌtī(-ə)l, -t^əl\

Definition of QUARTILE

: any of the three values that divide the items of a frequency distribution into four classes with each containing one fourth of the total population; also : any one of the four classes

Origin of QUARTILE

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin quartus

First Known Use: 1879

Rhymes with QUARTILE

abseil, air mile, bass viol, black bile, Blue Nile, decile, erstwhile, exile, Fair Isle, field trial, gentile, high style, hostile, lifestyle, meanwhile, motile, nail file, New Style, old style, Old Style, on file, profile, redial, reptile, show trial, stockpile, time trial

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