pentile

English

Noun

pentile (plural pentiles)

  1. (statistics) 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.
  2. (statistics) Any one of the five groups.
    • Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.
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    Noun

    pentile (plural pentiles)

    1. Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).

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    Italian

    Etymology

    From pent(ano) +‎ -ile.

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /penˈti.le/
    • Rhymes: -ile
    • Hyphenation: pen‧tì‧le

    Noun

    pentile m (plural pentili)

    1. (organic chemistry) pentyl

    Further reading
    • pentìle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
    • pentile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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