decile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores

WordNet

Dec"il, Dec"ile noun (Also<
  • Decil
  • Decile
)
Etymology
F. décil, fr. L. decem ten cf. It. decile.
Definitions
  1. (Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36°.

Webster 1913