2syllables
percentile
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Definitions ofpercentile
1noun
- Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
- Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
Example: "He is highly intelligent – he has an IQ in the top percentile."
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