"centimate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛn.tɪ.meɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: centimates [present, singular, third-person], centimating [participle, present], centimated [participle, past], centimated [past]
Etymology: Follows from decimate and quintate according to Latin-derived numerical prefixes (see centi-). Head templates: {{en-verb}} centimate (third-person singular simple present centimates, present participle centimating, simple past and past participle centimated)
  1. (statistics) To take a sub-sample of a sample so as to include in the sub-sample one out of every hundred (i.e. 1%) of the original sample. Categories (topical): Statistics Related terms: decimate, quintate, centesimal
    Sense id: en-centimate-en-verb-ybE5i9cW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

Inflected forms

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