word
Technical
Percentile
Pur-SEH-ntyl
/pɜːrˈsɛˌntaɪl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
percentile
Dictionary meaning
(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total.
Synonyms: centile
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