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decide
decided
decidedly
decider
deciding
decidua
deciduous
decigram
decile
deciliter
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decile

dec·ile [ dé sl, déss'l ] (plural dec·iles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. any of 10 groups: one of ten groups containing an equal number of the items that make up a frequency distribution

2. value dividing up frequency distribution: one of the nine values that divide the total number of items in a frequency distribution into ten groups, each containing an equal number of items

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