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单词 decile
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decile

[ des-il, -ahyl ]
/ ˈdɛs ɪl, -aɪl /

noun Statistics.

one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.

Origin of decile

First recorded in 1880–85; dec- + -ile

Words nearby decile

deciduous dentition, deciduous membrane, deciduous tooth, deciduous trees and shrubs, decigram, decile, deciliter, decilitre, decillion, decimal, decimal classification
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Example sentences from the Web for decile

  • Among boomers who will receive an inheritance, the top 10 percent will receive more than every other decile combined.

    Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live|Joel Kotkin|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

  • The high school dropouts in the 9th decile make about 3.1 times as much as those in the 1st.

    Higher Education and Earnings: Now With Graphs|Megan McArdle|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for decile

decile
/ (ˈdɛsɪl, -aɪl) /

noun

statistics
  1. one of nine actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into ten groups with equal frequencies: the ninth decile is the value below which 90% of the population lieSee also percentile
  2. a tenth part of a distribution

Word Origin for decile

C17: from deca- + -ile
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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