pentile

English

Etymology 1

From pent- +‎ -ile.

Noun

pentile (plural pentiles)

  1. (statistics) Any 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. (statistics) Any one of the five groups.
    Her income placed her in the lowest pentile of the income distribution.
    • 2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power[1], archived from the original on 15 March 2006, page 15:
      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)
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Verb

pentile (third-person singular simple present pentiles, present participle pentiling, simple past and past participle pentiled)

  1. To divide into pentiles.
    • 2005 November 17, “2006 Integrated Resource Plan 2006 Integrated Resource Plan Advisory Council Advisory Council”, in Idaho Power[2], archived from the original on 15 March 2006, page 15:
      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)

References

Etymology 2

Noun

pentile (plural pentiles)

  1. Obsolete form of pantile (type of roof tile).

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Italian

Etymology

From pent(ano) +‎ -ile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /penˈti.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: pen‧tì‧le

Noun

pentile m (plural pentili)

  1. (organic chemistry) pentyl

Further reading

  • pentìle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pentile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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