quantile
/ˈkwɑntaɪl/
noun
- One of the points or values that divides a set of data into equal parts, each containing the same number of data points.
- The teacher calculated the quantile for each student's test score to see how they compared to the class.
- The report showed that the house price was in the top quantile of the neighborhood.
- In statistics, a quantile helps you understand where a particular value falls within a distribution.
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