decile
noun
dec·ile
ˈde-ˌsī(-ə)l 
-səl
: any one of nine numbers that divide a frequency distribution into 10 classes such that each contains the same number of individuals
also
: any one of these 10 classes
decile
adjective
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Our second table has a higher hurdle for constancy of growth: All these land in the top decile of the universe in predictability of the earnings progression.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The income of the lowest decile fell by more than fourteen per cent, that of the second lowest by eight per cent, and so on.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The second decile includes the next-highest earners, another 316,630 filers, who also made $19.3 billion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
The study breaks Connecticut’s earners into deciles, or groups that earned 10% of all statewide income.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The income of the lowest decile fell by more than fourteen per cent, that of the second lowest by eight per cent, and so on.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The second decile includes the next-highest earners, another 316,630 filers, who also made $19.3 billion.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
The study breaks Connecticut’s earners into deciles, or groups that earned 10% of all statewide income.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Decile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decile. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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