quartile
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quartile
- /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl/
Where it comes from
From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.
noun quartiles
- Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- Any one of the four groups so divided. This school is ranked in the first quartile.
verb quartiles · quartiling · quartiled
- To divide into quartiles.
Translations
Talk about this word "quartile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quartile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quartile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quartile "quartile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quartile.Cite this
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title = {quartile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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