OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7500

decile

[ˈdɛsaɪɫ]
Meanings (ES + gloss)
decil
Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
decil
Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
Overall, 79 percent of respondents said they ate fast food at least once during the three weeks. Breaking it down by income deciles (groups of 10 percent of aggregate household inc…
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