"centile" meaning in English

See centile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-centile.wav Forms: centiles [plural]
Etymology: From centi- + -ile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|centi<id:hundred>|ile}} centi- + -ile Head templates: {{en-noun}} centile (plural centiles)
  1. Clipping of percentile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: percentile Hypernyms: quantile Derived forms: intercentile

Inflected forms

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