quartile
noun /ˈkwɔːtaɪl/
/ˈkwɔːrtaɪl/, /ˈkwɔːrtl/
(statistics- one of four equal groups into which a set of things can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable
四分位数;四分位值 - women in the fourth quartile of height (= the shortest 25% of women)
身高在第四个四分位值的妇女(即最矮的 25% 妇女)
词源late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin quartilis, from Latin quartus ‘fourth’. - women in the fourth quartile of height (= the shortest 25% of women)