# quartile

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)taɪl/ · frequency rank #61,742

## Definitions
1. Any of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
2. Any one of the four groups so divided.

## Etymology
From Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus. By surface analysis, quart + -ile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quartile