PERCENTILE
\pəsˈɛnta͡ɪl], \pəsˈɛntaɪl], \p_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t_aɪ_l]\
Definitions of PERCENTILE
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(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
By Princeton University
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(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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any number that is used to determine the percentage position with a number of data samples. For instance, if the performance of an employee is at the 57th percentile, then his performance is better than 57% of all the other employees.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).