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
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 72Âş. Hutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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