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%ile

%ile is the abbreviation of percentile.

Meaning of percentile

Noun

percentile (plural percentiles)

  1. Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
  2. Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
    • She is highly intelligent—she has an IQ in the top percentile.

Forms of %ile

plural%iles

Questions about %ile

What is %ile the abbreviation of?
%ile is the abbreviation of percentile.

Words near %ile in the dictionary

  1. $h!tty
  2. $hit
  3. %
  4. %age
  5. %ages
  6. %ile
  7. %iles
  8. %p
  9. %ps
  10. %tile
  11. %tiles

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