fractile

fractile noun: the value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.

Noun

fractile (plural fractiles)

The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
- The q-quantile is the same as the (1/q)-fractile.
- The median is the .5-fractile.

fractile (comparative more fractile, superlative most fractile)

Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing.
- A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.
- Most of the three- and four-story white-washed buildings that we passed were built of pink coraline, which is both plentiful and fractile, and date back centuries to when Omanis and Indians based on Zanzibar dominated the African East Coast trade.1997 March 30, Paula Budlong Cronin, “Unexpected Zanzibar”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2020

தகவினம்

From fract(ion) + -ile.

From fract(ure) + -ile.

What does fractile mean?: Fractile means the value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
What is fractile in Tamil?: Fractile in Tamil is தகவினம். See Fractile meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fractile?: Fractile can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of fractile?: The plural of fractile is fractiles.

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