fractile

English

Etymology 1

fraction +‎ -ile

Noun

fractile (plural fractiles)

1. (statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.

   The q-quantile is the same as the (1/q)-fractile.

   The median is the .5-fractile.

Translations

value

• Finnish: fraktiili (fi)
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See also

• quantile

Etymology 2

fracture +‎ -ile

Adjective

fractile (comparative more fractile, superlative most fractile)

1. Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing.

   A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.