QUARTILE


Meaning of QUARTILE in English

/ ˈkwɔːtaɪl; NAmE ˈkwɔːrt-; -tl/ noun

( statistics ) one of four equal groups into which a set of things can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable :

women in the fourth quartile of height (= the shortest 25% of women)

—compare quintile

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin quartilis , from Latin quartus fourth.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.