Word of the Day:
decile
What It Means
Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
Decile in Context
“Overall, 79 percent of respondents said they ate fast food at least once during the three weeks. Breaking it down by income deciles (groups of 10 percent of aggregate household income) did not show big differences.”
Did You Know?
From Latin decilis, equivalent to dec- + -ile.
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