quintile in English
noun
1
any of five equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.
In 1980, a majority of voters in three out of five income quintiles reported choosing the Democratic candidate, and the fourth quintile was nearly tied.
2
an aspect of 72° (one fifth of a circle).
As it has then gone three fifths around the zodiac or 216°, that is three quintile divisions, in the other direction, it is again pointing towards Earth, and this is within less than one degree!
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1. The income of households with the lowest income (lowest 1 quintile) went up 1.09 times, and that of the most affluent households top 5 quintile by 82.5 per cent.
2. Increased risk of Arsenical skin lesions was found for those in the lowest quintile of protein intake (v
3. Collegiate is a Section 21, Quintile 5 public school and we follow the CAPS (national curriculum) as set out by the Department of Education