plural percentiles
: one of 100 equal parts that a group of people can be divided into in order to rank them
She scored in the 95th percentile in math. [=she got a higher score in math than 95 percent of her classmates]
His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/percentile. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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