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quintile

[ kwin-til, -tahyl ]

noun

  1. Statistics. a quantile for the special case of five equal proportions.
  2. Astrology. a quintile aspect.


adjective

  1. Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

quintile

/ ˈɪԳٲɪ /

noun

  1. an aspect of 72° between two heavenly bodies
  2. a fifth part of a distribution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quintile1

1600–10; < Latin īԳ ( us ) fifth + -ile (as in quartile )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quintile1

C17: from Latin quintus fifth
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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%.

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The average tax savings for the bottom quintile would be just $130 a year, compared with $70,000 a year for the top 1%.

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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.

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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.

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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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