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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)
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