quintile
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quintile¹
noun quintiles
- Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
- A subset thus obtained. Effectively no household making less than $28,000 will pay federal income tax – usually about 15% of the bottom income quintile has some tax liability.
- An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
Similar: fifth
Quintile²
Where it comes from
From Latin Quīntīlis (“Fifth Month”).
proper noun
- Alternative form of Quintilis: the former Roman name of the month July.
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noun
Similar: fifth
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Talk about this word "quintile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quintile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quintile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quintile "quintile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quintile.Cite this
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title = {quintile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
