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quartile definition

quar·tile (kwôr′tīl, kwôrt′'l)

noun

  1. any of the values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into four groups of equal frequency
  2. any of these groups

Etymology: ML quartilis < L quartus, fourth: see quart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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