pentile

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Synonyms: gentile, pantile, pentice, penile, pontile, dentile, ventile, pensile, centile, pentine

Antonyms: gentile, pantile, pentice, penile, pontile, dentile, ventile, pensile, centile, pentine

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Noun

1. Any of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
2. Any one of the five groups.
   • Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.

Verb

1. To divide into pentiles.

Noun

1. Obsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).

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