percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtī(-ə)l 
: a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a score in the 95th percentile
Examples of percentile in a Sentence
His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
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Around one in five rated their own ability at a whacking 50 or more percentile points higher than their score actually warranted.
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, households in the 90th percentile by income saw their earnings increase by 4.6% from 2022 to 2023, while the highest-earning 10th percentile’s wages grew by 6.7%, per the Census Bureau.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Sacramento are also experiencing 99th percentile averages.
—Carmela Guaglianone, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
The gains made by those on the lower end of the income spectrum—and their net wealth—are meager compared to those in the top percentile.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Further, households in the 90th percentile by income saw their earnings increase by 4.6% from 2022 to 2023, while the highest-earning 10th percentile’s wages grew by 6.7%, per the Census Bureau.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Sacramento are also experiencing 99th percentile averages.
—Carmela Guaglianone, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
The gains made by those on the lower end of the income spectrum—and their net wealth—are meager compared to those in the top percentile.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtīl
: a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a percentile score of 95 is a score equal to or better than 95 percent of the scores
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