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
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His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
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Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Sales Insights Don't tout another percentile of model accuracy if CFOs care about net new sales.
—Viraj Narayanan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
LeMahieu’s arm strength ranks in the seventh percentile this season and has ranked in the 22nd percentile or worse every year since 2021, a span that includes plenty of reps at third base.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025
The raise, which will take effect July 1, moves Whitten's pay from the 50th percentile to the 70th percentile among presidents of peer universities in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, according to the trustees.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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