# quintile

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #75,330

## Definitions
1. Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
2. A subset thus obtained.
3. An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)

## Etymology
From quint- + -ile.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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