单词 | quintile |
释义 | quintile/ˈkwɪntɪl / /ˈkwɪntʌɪl/noun 1 Statistics Any of five equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.In 1980, a majority of voters in three out of five income quintiles reported choosing the Democratic candidate, and the fourth quintile was nearly tied....
1.1Each of the four values of the random variable which divide a population into quintiles.They analyzed baseline serum vitamin A concentration in relation to risk for hip fractures as a continuous variable and by quintiles....
2 [mass noun] Astrology An aspect of 72° (one fifth of a circle).As it has then gone three fifths around the zodiac or 216°, that is three quintile divisions, in the other direction, it is again pointing towards Earth, and this is within less than one degree!...
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin quintilis (mensis) 'fifth month, July', from quintus 'fifth'. |
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