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| quar·tile [ kwáwr tl, kwáwrt'l ] (plural quar·tiles) |
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| Definition: |
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1. statistical division: each of four equal groups into which a statistical sample may be divided
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2. statistical value: in statistics, each of the three values that divide a frequency distribution into four parts that each contain a quarter of the sample population
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3. distance between planets: the astrological aspect of planets that are distant from each other by 90º or one-fourth of the zodiac
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| [Early 16th century. < Old French quartil< Latin quartus "fourth"] |
