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quantile

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/
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noun

Meaning 1

One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from quantity, modeled on percentile. By surface analysis, quant(ity) + -ile.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: quantil — quantile in statistics
  • Czech: kvantil — quantile in statistics
  • Dutch: kwantiel — quantile in statistics
  • Finnish: kvantiili — quantile in statistics
  • French: quantile — quantile in statistics
  • German: Quantil — quantile in statistics
  • Italian: quantile — quantile in statistics
  • Polish: kwantyl — quantile in statistics
  • Portuguese: quantil — quantile in statistics
  • Russian: кванти́ль (kvantílʹ) — quantile in statistics
  • Spanish: cuantil — quantile in statistics
  • Ukrainian: кванти́ль (kvantýlʹ) — quantile in statistics