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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The district’s fourth and fifth grade math and reading scores around 27th percentile, the district said in the presentation.
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Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
However, as much as Open AI’s o1 model represented a leap forward for model reasoning there remains a disconnect between what the frontier models are pursuing and what most organizations—those in the 99th percentile—are seeking.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The district’s fourth and fifth grade math and reading scores around 27th percentile, the district said in the presentation.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
This is derived from a low price-to-sales ratio of 0.76 and a high shareholder yield of 4.1%, ranking in the 26th and 17th percentiles, respectively.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Percentile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentile. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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