decile

/ˌdɛˈsaɪl/
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Other forms: deciles

Definitions of decile
  1. noun
    (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
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    type of:
    grade, mark, score
    a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
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