Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantile

/ˈkwɒn.taɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: quan-tile
IPA: /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

Example Sentences

"It should be noted that quantile regression controls for the quantiles of the y variable, and not of the original covariate i.e. the x variable."

Etymology

Back-formation from quantity, modeled on percentile. By surface analysis, quant(ity) + -ile.

Inflected Forms

quantiles (plural)

Derived Forms

interquantile

Frequently Paired Words

fractile

Questions

How do you pronounce quantile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/.
What does quantile mean?: One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.
Where does quantile come from?: Back-formation from quantity, modeled on percentile. By surface analysis, quant(ity) + -ile.

How to pronounce quantile

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