percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtī(-ə)l 
: a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a score in the 95th percentile
Examples of percentile in a Sentence
His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to the Federal Reserve, the value of the median retirement-saving account for households in the 90th to 100th income percentile has more than quintupled during the last 30 years and is currently more than $500,000.
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Michael Steinberger Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 8 May 2024
With more selectivity, Butler’s walk rate has leaped from 3.1% in ‘23 to 12.9% in ‘24, a mark that ranks in the 84th percentile.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Entering Friday, that places him in the 97th percentile, tying him with Shohei Ohtani and placing him just below Aaron Judge (94.6 mph) and Matt Olson (94.7 mph).
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
The child was in the 0 percentile for head size and weight and was at .2 percentile for height, an Overland Park police sergeant wrote in an affidavit released this week.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
McCormick’s athletic testing at the combine placed him in the 99th percentile for offensive linemen, and earned him a Relative Athletic Score of 9.96, which is the seventh-best all-time out of over 1,500 guard prospects.
88.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The health care system in Arizona works best for white people and Asian Americans, who scored in the 73rd percentile and 66th percentile, respectively, in health system performance, the report found.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
However, the company’s three-year relative TSR between fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2023 was 189%, landing it at the 99th percentile relative to the S&P 500.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, those with a PRS in the 25th percentile could get away with walking just 5,080 steps a day.1
Step count recommendations also varied based on a person’s BMI.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Apr. 2024
Michael Steinberger Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 8 May 2024
With more selectivity, Butler’s walk rate has leaped from 3.1% in ‘23 to 12.9% in ‘24, a mark that ranks in the 84th percentile.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Entering Friday, that places him in the 97th percentile, tying him with Shohei Ohtani and placing him just below Aaron Judge (94.6 mph) and Matt Olson (94.7 mph).
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
The child was in the 0 percentile for head size and weight and was at .2 percentile for height, an Overland Park police sergeant wrote in an affidavit released this week.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
McCormick’s athletic testing at the combine placed him in the 99th percentile for offensive linemen, and earned him a Relative Athletic Score of 9.96, which is the seventh-best all-time out of over 1,500 guard prospects.
88.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
The health care system in Arizona works best for white people and Asian Americans, who scored in the 73rd percentile and 66th percentile, respectively, in health system performance, the report found.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
However, the company’s three-year relative TSR between fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2023 was 189%, landing it at the 99th percentile relative to the S&P 500.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, those with a PRS in the 25th percentile could get away with walking just 5,080 steps a day.1
Step count recommendations also varied based on a person’s BMI.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtīl
: a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a percentile score of 95 is a score equal to or better than 95 percent of the scores
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