QUINTILE

Noun

quintile (plural quintiles)

(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.

(by extension) A subset thus obtained.

(astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)

Synonyms

• fifth

Hypernyms

• quantile

Coordinate terms

• (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100)

Anagrams

• quitline

Etymology

Proper noun

Quintile

(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of Quintilis: the former Roman name of the month July.

Anagrams

• quitline

Source: Wiktionary

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Quin"tile, n. Etym: [F. quintil aspect, fr. L. quintus the fifth.] (Astron.)

Definition: The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72º. Hutton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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