QUARTILE Definition & Meaning

quartile

[ kwawr-tahyl, -til ]

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noun

Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies. Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
Astrology. a quartile aspect.

adjective

Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°.

quartile

/ ˈ��ɔː�ٲ�ɪ�� /

noun

statistics one of three actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into four groups with equal frequencies

adjective

statistics denoting or relating to a quartile
astrology denoting an aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°
a quarter part of a distribution

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of quartile¹

1500–10; < Medieval Latin ��ܲ��ī��, equivalent to Latin quart ( us ) fourth + -ī�� -ile

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of quartile¹

C16: from Medieval Latin ��ܲ��ī��, from Latin quartus fourth

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For that least active quartile, a single one-hour walk could potentially return a benefit of around six additional hours of life.

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The study notes that there “continues to be wide variation in financial performance among hospitals, with the bottom quartile showing a net income margin of -5%, compared to +13% for the top quartile.”

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"I would say Welsh is definitely in the upper quartile in terms of difficulty, so quite hard. At the same time, it's a beautiful language," he said.

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“It now sits comfortably in the top quartile of the most devastating bombing campaigns ever.”

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Moving from the worst-performing quartile to the top on employee retention, for example, can save a company as much as $424 million a year in costs related to turnover, the authors estimate.

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