pentile

词形变化

pentiles 复数 pentiled pentiles 三单 pentiles pentiling pentiling 现在分词 pentiled 过去式 pentiled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.

    数学
  2. 2.

    Any one of the five groups.

    数学

    Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.

  3. 1.

    Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To divide into pentiles.

词源

From pent- + -ile.

来源：wiktionary