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decile

[ des-il, -ahyl ]

noun

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


decile

/ -aɪl; ˈdɛsɪl /

noun

  1. 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 lie See also percentile
    2. a tenth part of a distribution
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decile1

First recorded in 1880–85; dec- + -ile
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of decile1

C17: from deca- + -ile
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Example Sentences

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The top hedge funds in their weighted composite index had a positive 10.9% return while the bottom decile averaged a negative 14.3%.

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For comparing similarly sized departments in the table, searches are matched to nearby departments in the same nationwide decile in terms of number of officers.

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Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality rate, highest infant mortality rate, highest pre-term birth rate and is in the top decile of states in maternal mortality.

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While the top decile of hedge funds posted an average positive performance of 33.9% in the first five months of the year, the bottom was down 25.7%.

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In San Francisco, men in their 50s have the highest rates of overdose deaths among all age deciles.

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