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quantile

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quantile /ˈkwäntīl, ˈkwɑntaɪl /
noun Statistics each of any set of values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into equal groups, each containing the same fraction of the total population.
any of the groups so produced, e.g. a quartile or percentile.
– ORIGIN 1940s : from Latin quantus how great, how much + -ile.