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.
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The gains made by those on the lower end of the income spectrum—and their net wealth—are meager compared to those in the top percentile.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
As a team, the Knicks were in the 87th and 84th percentile in those categories during his minutes.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Some research has found homeschoolers generally score 15 to 30 percentile points above public school students on standardized tests and achieve above-average scores on the ACT and SATs.
—Apryl Duncan, Parents, 30 July 2024
On the Alberta Infant Motor Scale, Eden wasn’t (and still isn’t) on the chart after being in the 10th percentile earlier on.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
As a team, the Knicks were in the 87th and 84th percentile in those categories during his minutes.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Some research has found homeschoolers generally score 15 to 30 percentile points above public school students on standardized tests and achieve above-average scores on the ACT and SATs.
—Apryl Duncan, Parents, 30 July 2024
On the Alberta Infant Motor Scale, Eden wasn’t (and still isn’t) on the chart after being in the 10th percentile earlier on.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 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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