Meanings
adjectiveinterquartile (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsBetween quartiles.
- not comparablemathematicsSpecifically between the first and third quartiles.
A common way of expressing quartiles is as an interquartile range. The interquartile range describes the difference between the third quartile (Q3) and the first quartile (Q1), telling us about the range of the middle half of the scores in the distribution.
2026 February 1 (last accessed), “Measures of Spread”, in Laerd Statistics, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2024
nouninterquartile (plural interquartiles)
plural interquartiles
- mathematicsThe range or content of an interquartile.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Englishquartile
- Englishinterquartile
Translations
Italian interquartile, interquartile
- interquartilebetween quartiles
- interquartilerange or content of an interquartile
Cite this entry
APA
interquartile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interquartile
MLA
“interquartile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interquartile. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interquartile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interquartile.
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