pentile

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

pentile (plural pentiles)

  1. (statistics) Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
  2. (statistics) Any one of the five groups.
    • Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.
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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

pentile (plural pentiles)

  1. Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pent(ano) +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /penˈti.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: pen‧tì‧le

Noun[edit]

pentile m (plural pentili)

  1. (organic chemistry) pentyl

Further reading[edit]

  • pentìle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pentile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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