decile
noun
dec·ile
ˈde-ˌsī(-ə)l 
-səl
: any one of nine numbers that divide a frequency distribution into 10 classes such that each contains the same number of individuals
also
: any one of these 10 classes
decile
adjective
Examples of decile in a Sentence
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Most people in the top-income decile are considered middle class.
—
E.j. Antoni, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The report found that nearly 40% of workers in the third decile of earnings have high-AI exposure and low performance requirements.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
In the United Kingdom between 1994 and 2015, for example, earnings in the bottom tenth of families grew much more slowly than earnings in the top deciles.
—Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
In fact, in most years the bottom decile of EMs log negative growth, a share rarely seen for developed economies.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2023
The economists estimate that debt forgiveness like this would be almost six times more beneficial to borrowers in the top decile of earners than borrowers in the lowest decile of earners.
—Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
According to a 2021 study from the Observatory of Argentines for Education, a non-governmental organization that monitors educational data with the aim to strengthen public education, students from the lowest income decile make up 8% of college freshman.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
The Congressional Research Service found that in 1990, a 50-year-old man would have lived, on average, to the age of 88 — as long as his income was in the top decile.
—Christopher Howard, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
The 90% of funds below the top decile do worse.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
E.j. Antoni, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
The report found that nearly 40% of workers in the third decile of earnings have high-AI exposure and low performance requirements.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
In the United Kingdom between 1994 and 2015, for example, earnings in the bottom tenth of families grew much more slowly than earnings in the top deciles.
—Anne Case, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2020
In fact, in most years the bottom decile of EMs log negative growth, a share rarely seen for developed economies.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2023
The economists estimate that debt forgiveness like this would be almost six times more beneficial to borrowers in the top decile of earners than borrowers in the lowest decile of earners.
—Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 9 Dec. 2020
According to a 2021 study from the Observatory of Argentines for Education, a non-governmental organization that monitors educational data with the aim to strengthen public education, students from the lowest income decile make up 8% of college freshman.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2023
The Congressional Research Service found that in 1990, a 50-year-old man would have lived, on average, to the age of 88 — as long as his income was in the top decile.
—Christopher Howard, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
The 90% of funds below the top decile do worse.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
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“Decile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decile. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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