percentile

/pərˈsɛntaɪl/
noun
  1. A value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percentage of a distribution that is equal to or below it.
    • Income data is often reported in percentiles to show how earnings are spread across the population.
    • Her test score placed her in the 90th percentile, meaning she scored higher than 90% of students.
    • The child's height is in the 50th percentile for his age.
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