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| quin·tile [ kwín tl, kwínt'l ] (plural quin·tiles) |
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1. statistical division: one of the five equal populations into which a statistical sample can be divided
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2. statistical value: in statistics, one of the values that divide a frequency distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth of the sample population
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3. distance between planets: the astrological aspect of planets that are distant from each other by 72 degrees or one fifth of the zodiac
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| [Early 17th century. Latin quintilis, < quintus "fifth"] |
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