She scored in the 95th percentile in math. [=she got a higher score in math than 95 percent of her classmates]
His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
per|cen|tile — «puhr SEHN tyl, tuhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. any value in a series of points on a scale arrived at by dividing a group into a hundred equal parts in order of magnitude. 2. one of these parts: »A student in the ninetieth percentile of his class… … Useful english dictionary
percentile — per|cen|tile [pəˈsentaıl US pər ] n technical one of 100 equal sized parts that a group of people can be divided into used especially when comparing people s scores in a test or levels of health … Dictionary of contemporary English
percentile — per•cen•tile [[t]pərˈsɛn taɪl, tɪl[/t]] n. sta one of the values of a statistical variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth… … From formal English to slang
Percentile — The percentage of individuals in a group who have achieved a certain quantity (such as height, weight, and head circumference) or developmental milestone (such as "walking well" the 50th percentile for which is12 months of age). * * *… … Medical dictionary
percentile — per‧cen‧tile [pəˈsentaɪl ǁ pər ] noun [countable] STATISTICS one hundredth of a set of things or people, arranged in order on a scale: • Our employees pay is at the 90th percentile of that offered by similar companies (= it is higher than the pay … Financial and business terms
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
vi — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·ture; ab·sol·vi·tor; al·le·vi·ant; al·le·vi·ate; al·le·vi·a·tion; al·le·vi·a·tive; al·le·vi·a·tor; al·lu·vi·ate; al·lu·vi·a·tion; al·lu·vi·on; al·lu·vi·ous; al·lu·vi·um; an·ti·vi·rot·ic;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
