one of the 100 equal groups that a large number of people or things are divided into for comparing something such as test scores, height, salaries etc
The doctor said Joy falls into the 50th percentile on the growth chart (=she grew more than 50 per cent of similar people).
Synonyms and related words
Percentages
decile
per cent
per cent
percentile
noun countable
US /pərˈsenˌtaɪl/
Word Forms
singular
percentile
plural
percentiles
DEFINITIONS1
1
one of the 100 equal groups that a large number of people or things are divided into for comparing something such as test scores, height, salaries, etc.
The doctor said Joy falls into the 50th percentile on the growth chart (=she grew more than 50 percent of similar people).