释义 |
per·cent·ile I. \ ̷ ̷ˈsen.ˌtīl, -nt.ˌīl, -ntəl\ 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 > |