quin|tile

quin|tile
quin|tile «KWIHN tuhl, -tyl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a) one of the points or marks dividing a frequency distribution into five parts, each having the same frequency. b) any one of the five parts thus formed.
2. Astrology. the aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 72 degrees.
–adj.
of or having to do with quintiles; being a quintile.
[probably < New Latin quintus fifth < Latin quīntus; patterned on English quartile]

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