I. ̷ ̷ˈsen.ˌtīl, -nt.ˌīl, -nt ə l noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: probably from percent (I) + -ile (as in quartile, n. — quartile aspect — and sextile, n.)
: the value of the statistical variable that marks the boundary between any two consecutive intervals in a distribution of 100 intervals each containing one percent of the total population — called also centile
II. noun
: a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it (as in performance)
a score in the 95th percentile is a score equal to or better than 95 percent of the scores