percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtī(-ə)l 
: a value on a scale of 100 that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a score in the 95th percentile
Examples of percentile in a Sentence
His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Meissner told Newsweek that the test frequently has a pass rate in the low 90 percentiles.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In fact, at age 45, Generation X households below the 60th percentile often have savings levels no higher than their Boomer counterparts at the same age.
—Dan Doonan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
All students, except those in the highest percentile, saw declines.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for percentile
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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percentile
noun
per·cen·tile
pər-ˈsen-ˌtīl
: a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it
a percentile score of 95 is a score equal to or better than 95 percent of the scores
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