pentile

plural pentiles

1. mathematicsAny of the four points that divide an ordered distribution into five parts, each containing a fifth (20%) of the population. Used commonly for income distributions.
2. mathematicsAny one of the five groups.

   Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.

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   high (30) & very high (10) pentiles not analyzed in IRP Apply pentiling to streamflows at all hydro plant locations from American Falls to Brownlee inflow (i.e. years comprising a pentile at Brownlee are those comprising the pentile at all locations)

   2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2006, page 15

present singular third person pentiles · participle present pentiling · participle past pentiled · past pentiled

1. To divide into pentiles.

   Apply pentiling to streamflows at all hydro plant locations from American Falls to Brownlee inflow (i.e. years comprising a pentile at Brownlee are those comprising the pentile at all locations)

   2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2006, page 15

plural pentiles

1. obsoleteObsolete form of pantile (“type of roof tile”).