quintile

(kwintil, -tīl′)

noun

  1. Astrol. the aspect of two celestial bodies 72°, or one fifth of a circle, apart
  2. Statistics
    1. any of the values in a series dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into five groups of equal frequency
    2. any of these groups

Origin: < L quintus, a fifth (see quintet) + -ile

See quintile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The astrological aspect of planets distant from each other by 72° or one fifth of the zodiac.
  2. Statistics The portion of a frequency distribution containing one fifth of the total sample.

Origin:

Origin: Latin quīntus, fifth; see penkwe in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -ile (as in quartile)

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