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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But there are some concerns with Fitzgerald under the hood, namely in his strikeout rate (31.7%) and below-average exit velocity (22nd percentile).
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
That annual growth forecast would put the next decade of growth into the lowest ten percentile of growth by decade since the 1930s.
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Notably, the bottom 10th percentile of income earners have experienced the strongest weekly income growth when compared with 2019.
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And a more expensive (75th percentile) home in the city went for just shy of $200,000 in 2019.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
That annual growth forecast would put the next decade of growth into the lowest ten percentile of growth by decade since the 1930s.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Notably, the bottom 10th percentile of income earners have experienced the strongest weekly income growth when compared with 2019.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
And a more expensive (75th percentile) home in the city went for just shy of $200,000 in 2019.
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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