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quintile
[ kwin-til, -tahyl ]
noun
- Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
- Astrology. a quintile aspect.
adjective
- Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.
quintile
/ ˈɪԳٲɪ /
noun
- an aspect of 72° between two heavenly bodies
- a fifth part of a distribution
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of quintile1
Example Sentences
Only 1.7% of the benefits would go to the bottom 20% of households by income, compared with nearly 65% to the top quintile and more than 23% to just the top 1%.
The average tax savings for the bottom quintile would be just $130 a year, compared with $70,000 a year for the top 1%.
The researchers found that, within each quintile of deprivation, exclusively breastfed infants used fewer healthcare services and incurred lower costs compared to infants fed any formula milk.
What is more likely for both is they will stay in the poorest quintile or at best, move up one level to lower middle class.
According to “ Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States: An Intergenerational Perspective,” part of the groundbreaking Opportunity Insights project based at Harvard, only 2.5% of Black kids born to a parent or parents in the bottom quintile move to the top quintile of household income.
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