percentile
nounUK /pəˈsen.taɪl/
US /pɚˈsen.taɪl/
A percentile tells you what part of a group someone is in, like being in the top ten out of a hundred.
Her score was in the 90th percentile, meaning she did better than 90 out of every 100 students.
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2. One of the 99 points that divide a set of data into 100 equal parts.
The 50th percentile is the same as the median.
3. A value below which a given percentage of observations falls.
The baby's weight was at the 25th percentile for her age.
4. A way to compare a result to others in the same group.
Doctors use growth percentiles to check how children are developing.