quartile.
Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
Meaning & usage
Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
Any one of the four groups so divided.
This school is ranked in the first quartile.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.
To divide into quartiles.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.
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