How to pronounce quartile
American English pronunciation
KWOR-tyle
- IPA
- /ˈkwɔɹtaɪl/
- Syllables
- KWOR · tyle (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What quartile means
A value that cuts sorted data into four equal parts
In a sentence: Her test score landed in the top quartile, higher than three out of four scores in the class.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word built on quartus, meaning fourth.
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