Percentile

Word PERCENTILE
Character 10
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Definitions and meanings of "Percentile"

What do we mean by percentile?

One of a set of points on a scale arrived at by dividing a group into parts in order of magnitude. For example, a score equal to or greater than 97 percent of those attained on an examination is said to be in the 97th percentile. noun

In mathematics, a point upon a curve of errors which corresponds to a certain percentage of the total number of observations under discussion. noun

In percentage: as, percentile measurement.

See the first quotation. noun

Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population. noun

Any one of the hundred groups so divided. noun

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total noun

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.

Someone who is in the first percentile of general intelligence. In terms of intelligence quotient this would put them at an IQ of 65 or lower. Urban Dictionary

N. The valedictorians and overachievers. Those that would "bite someone's ear off to get that extra academic inch on God's green earth." AP classes and Key Club govern their life- which preferably is rated at a four-decimal-double-zero or higher at all times. Probably asian- unless if living in the midwest. Then caucasian. Social outcasts. Virginal. Urban Dictionary

The law that states whichever phone is at a lower percent gets priority on the charger. Given there is only one charger, the lower percent gets access even if someone else is currently using it. They must give it up. Urban Dictionary

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The word "percentile" in example sentences

America leads the world in percentile behind bars, thanks to ongoing persecution of hippies, radicals, and non-whites under prosecution of the war on drugs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

` ` Mid-70 percentile is not going to be good enough. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Apparently he defines good teachers as those whose students improved the most in percentile rank over the school year and bad teachers as those whose students dropped the most in percentile rank over the school year, which seems like it would grossly exaggerate the performance difference between good and bad teachers, because the teacher is just one tiny variable in a system with a lot of noise — and because percentile scores aren’t z-scores. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Feb. 6, 2009: At a checkup with a new pediatrician, Amy Seery, Ayub's body mass index indicates he is above the 95th percentile, which is defined as obese. ❋ Betsy McKay (2011)

In their paper they define a family as “low income†if its income is below the 30th percentile, which is around $28,000. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Compared against the model's years of record 1918-2006, this corresponds to a probability of 54.5 percentile, which is slightly above median rainfall of 19.28 in/yr for years 1918-2006.

Twenty-seven percent are above 95th percentile, which is considered obese, and 6 percent are morbidly obese, Neal said.

'' We do see kids that have a BMI in excess of the 95th percentile, which is considered overweight, throughout all of their childhood years. '' ❋ Unknown (2008)

The SI refers to a couple of correlation benchmarks as 90\% and 95\% percentiles (actually Mann calls this "significance", but I'm going to use the more neutral term percentile for now.) ❋ Steve McIntyre (2008)

Scores such as percentile ranks, grade equivalence and standard scores differ from one another in the purposes they can serve and describe achievement in different ways. ❋ Unknown (2009)

9This figure is the income level at the top of the 2nd quintile of the income distribution, or at the 40th percentile, which is the equivalent to the median for the bottom 80 percent. ❋ DAVID M. GORDON (2003)

If her BMI (body mass index) is in the 85-95 percentile, meaning that she weighs more than 85 to 95 percent of children her age and height, and she has no complications of obesity yet, you should focus more on weight maintenance rather than weight loss. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Person 1: Can't believe that fucking [cashier] [ID'd] me for a red bull Person 2: Don't worry, I know [that cunt] he's First Percentile. ❋ Freud Wasright (2022)

"These kids were the 111-Percentile, and the world around them might as well have been a rainbow of grey. Stressed, [sullen], and [stricken] with grief/brilliance, these academic angels were the bottom [rung] of society here... Irony personified." ❋ Robert Akins (2006)

Tony, give me the [charger]! [The Law] of the lesser percentile states that you have to [give it to me] considering I’m at 12% and you’re at 45%! ❋ Con Land (2018)

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