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Definition of Quantile
1. Noun. (statistics) One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability. ¹
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Definition of Quantile
1. any of the values of a random variable that divides a frequency distribution [n -S]
Medical Definition of Quantile
1. Division of a distribution into equal, ordered subgroups; deciles are tenths, quartiles are quarters, quintiles are fifths, terciles are thirds, centiles are hundredths. Origin: L. Quantum, how much, + -ilis, adj. Suffix (05 Mar 2000)