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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His distribution skills also remain as sharp as ever, as Simmons placed in the 100th percentile in Ben Taylor’s Passer Rating metric.
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Recently, Adames has performed a little better, and that coincides with his rolling swing speed finally poking about the 75th percentile for the first time this season.
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The gap between the top 75th percentile and the bottom 25th percentile performers increased by 1.5 times in Q1 2025 compared to a year earlier, with market leaders continuing to charge ahead while the bottom 20% to 30% of the sector continued to report a reduction in growth.
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Akin is the exact opposite of Chapman in the velocity department, as his average fastball velocity is just 90.2 mph, putting him in the 37th percentile.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Recently, Adames has performed a little better, and that coincides with his rolling swing speed finally poking about the 75th percentile for the first time this season.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 June 2025
The gap between the top 75th percentile and the bottom 25th percentile performers increased by 1.5 times in Q1 2025 compared to a year earlier, with market leaders continuing to charge ahead while the bottom 20% to 30% of the sector continued to report a reduction in growth.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Akin is the exact opposite of Chapman in the velocity department, as his average fastball velocity is just 90.2 mph, putting him in the 37th percentile.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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