centile

1. 1.

   (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

   Synonymspercentile

   Broadermark

   statistics

Other forms of centile

plural

centiles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about centile

What does centile mean?

centile means "(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total".

How many syllables are in centile?

centile has 3 syllables: cen-ti-le. The stress falls on "cen".

What is another word for centile?

Close synonyms include percentile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is centile a common word?

centile is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.