Get to know Percentile better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mark or grade.
Percentile meaning
- Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
- Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
Using Percentile
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population. | Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
- Useful related words include: centile, mark, grade, score.
- In the example corpus, percentile often appears in combinations such as: th percentile, percentile of, percentile in.
Context around Percentile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Percentile
- In this selection, "percentile" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 80th, 90th, 86th, read, spent and vertical stand out and add context to how "percentile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 95 overall percentile will help and an 80th percentile vertical jump. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "percentile" sits close to words such as airlift, alamos and algiers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with percentile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This year, he ranks 86th percentile in OAA and 91st percentile in outfielder jump. (14 words)
He is in the first percentile of average exit velocity and hard hit percentage. (14 words)
His 35 3/8-inch arms rank in the 92nd percentile for offensive tackles. (14 words)
A study of out-of-school reading of fifth graders, found that a student in the 50th percentile read books about 5 minutes a day, while a student in the 20th percentile read books for less than a minute a day. (41 words)
The PE discount has fallen from record highs to the 80th percentile, while the price-to-sales ratio has fallen to its 90th percentile and the dividend yield premium has fallen from record highs to its 86th percentile. (38 words)
This same study found that the amount of time a child in the 10th percentile spent reading in two days, was the amount of time a child in the 90th percentile spent reading all year. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
The PE discount has fallen from record highs to the 80th percentile, while the price-to-sales ratio has fallen to its 90th percentile and the dividend yield premium has fallen from record highs to its 86th percentile.
The Cubs right-hander ranks in the 22nd percentile in expected ERA and the 17th percentile in expected batting average against this season.
This year, he ranks 86th percentile in OAA and 91st percentile in outfielder jump.
However, he did not disappoint in the explosion portion with an 80th-percentile vertical jump and 92nd-percentile broad jump.
The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scoredewual to or below (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination.
A minimum of 80 percentile will assure that you have cleared the sectional cut-off, and a 95+ overall percentile will help you get into a good college.
For those belonging to reserved categories including SC and ST category, the minimum marks are 40th percentile and for PwD candidates it is 45th percentile.
His fastball, despite only being in the 33rd percentile of velocity, is in the top 81st percentile of spin rate.
A study of out-of-school reading of fifth graders, found that a student in the 50th percentile read books about 5 minutes a day, while a student in the 20th percentile read books for less than a minute a day.
This ratio shows the difference between high household incomes (those in the 80th percentile) and low household incomes (those in the 20th percentile).
This same study found that the amount of time a child in the 10th percentile spent reading in two days, was the amount of time a child in the 90th percentile spent reading all year.
And as someone who’d been there for 12 years, I was in the 98th percentile for tenure and one of few women at my level.
At only the 30th percentile of value on the Book/Price metric, the stock's lack of coverage may be because the most traditional value metric does not properly reflect its cheapness.
Currently, she said posted speeds are at about the 50th percentile, meaning half the drivers are traveling above the posted speed and the other half below it.
He is in the first percentile of average exit velocity and hard hit percentage.
His 35 3/8-inch arms rank in the 92nd percentile for offensive tackles.
In each of the last two seasons, Profar has walked in at least 11% of his plate appearances, ranking in the 85th percentile of the league.
In the bottom percentile are the nearly one million households who are expected to rely mainly on public support such as the Canada Pension Plan in their retirement years.
It also shows that the 34th percentile marks the positive return point, which aligns with the positive return outcome probability of 66.20% given earlier.
Last year, 85th percentile success rate versus man, 88th against zone, 84th against press, just checking all the boxes there.
Common combinations with percentile
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- th percentile 50×
- percentile of 15×
- percentile in 12×
- new percentile 10×
- percentile and 7×
- nd percentile 6×
- higher percentile 6×
- percentile for 5×
- percentile on 5×
- st percentile 4×