pentile.
Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
Meaning & usage
Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
Any one of the five groups.
Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.
Where this word comes from
From pent- + -ile.
To divide into pentiles.
Where this word comes from
From pent- + -ile.
Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.