quantile
/ˈkwɒntaɪl/noun
1- Statistics each of any set of values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into equal groups, each containing the same fraction of the total population【统计】分位数。
1.1
- any of the groups so produced, e.g. a quartile or percentile分位组。
词源
1940s: from Latin quantus 'how great， how much'+-ILE.