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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For instance, a male agent up to age 29 will score in the top percentile for running the 1.5-mile event in 8:22, while a 50-year-old agent will be in the top 1% with a 9:31 time, according to the document.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
In a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataset, in the fifth to 95th weight percentiles, nonpregnant females aged 20 and older weighed between 110 and 263 pounds, and males in the same age range weighed between 136 and 287 pounds.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
This gap has mostly been driven by lower scores among students in the bottom 10th percentile students, while scores of those in the top 10th percentile have remained relatively unchanged.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
With 100th percentile speed and an ability to elevate the baseball, Fitzgerald has as good a chance as anyone on the Giants’ roster to break both streaks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 Mar. 2025
In a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataset, in the fifth to 95th weight percentiles, nonpregnant females aged 20 and older weighed between 110 and 263 pounds, and males in the same age range weighed between 136 and 287 pounds.
—Agustín Fuentes, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
This gap has mostly been driven by lower scores among students in the bottom 10th percentile students, while scores of those in the top 10th percentile have remained relatively unchanged.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
With 100th percentile speed and an ability to elevate the baseball, Fitzgerald has as good a chance as anyone on the Giants’ roster to break both streaks.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for percentile
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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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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