pentile
pentile noun: any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions. Also the obsolete form of pantile.
Noun
pentile (plural pentiles)
- Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
- Any one of the five groups.
- Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.
- high (30) & very high (10) pentiles not analyzed in IRP
Apply pentiling to streamflows at all hydro plant locations from American Falls to Brownlee inflow (i.e. years comprising a pentile at Brownlee are those comprising the pentile at all locations)2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2006, page 15
Verb
pentile (third-person singular simple present pentiles, present participle pentiling, simple past and past participle pentiled)
- To divide into pentiles.
- Apply pentiling to streamflows at all hydro plant locations from American Falls to Brownlee inflow (i.e. years comprising a pentile at Brownlee are those comprising the pentile at all locations)2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2006, page 15
Also used as
pentile is also the obsolete form of pantile.
Forms of pentile
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pentiles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pentiles |
| present participle | pentiling |
| past participle | pentiled |
| past | pentiled |
Origin of pentile
From pent- + -ile.
Questions about pentile
- What does pentile mean?
- Pentile means any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
- What part of speech is pentile?
- Pentile can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of pentile?
- The plural of pentile is pentiles.
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