quintile

/kwin-til, -tahyl/US // ˈkwɪn tɪl, -taɪl //UK // (ˈkwɪntaɪl) //

五分位数,五等分,五分位法,五分法

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
- : Astrology. a quintile aspect.

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

The amounts are relatively small, according to Penn Wharton — an average of $15 for the bottom quintile, $90 for the second quintile, $180 for the middle quintile and $360 for the fourth quintile.
One new study has found that employment for people in the bottom quintile of the wage distribution has fallen by 30 percent — compared with just “a 5 percent drop among those in the top quintile.”
During the same period, 34 percent in the highest quintile in 2001 moved to a lower quintile by 2007.
Quintile, kwin′til, n. the aspect of planets distant from each other the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72.
The tendency is clear for those in a given high school quintile to be found in or near the same quintile in their university work.
The figures show only those who were in precisely the same quintile all the way through.