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quartile
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun quartile has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
quartile, adj. & n.
--adj. Astrol. relating to the aspect of two celestial bodies 90° apart.
--n.
1 a quartile aspect.
2 Statistics one of three values of a variable dividing a population into four equal groups as regards the value of that variable.
--adj. Astrol. relating to the aspect of two celestial bodies 90° apart.
--n.
1 a quartile aspect.
2 Statistics one of three values of a variable dividing a population into four equal groups as regards the value of that variable.
Etymology
med.L quartilis f. L quartus fourth
ROGET THESAURUS
quartile
Four
N quaternity, four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion, square, quarter, tetract, tetragon, quadrangle, rectangle, tetrahedron, quadrature, quadrifoil, quadriform, quadruplet, quatrefoil, tetrapod, quadrangle, quad, quadrupole, quadrivium, four, quaternary, quaternal, quadratic, quartile, tetract, tetractic, tetractinal, tetrad, tetragonal, square, quadrate.
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