Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
quartile [kwawr-tahyl, -til] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- Statistics. (in a frequency distribution) one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into four groups having equal frequencies.Compare first quartile, median, third quartile.
- Astrology. a quartile aspect.
adjective
- Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°.
Origin of quartile 1500–10; Medieval Latin quartīlis, equivalent to Latin quart(us) fourth + -īlis -ile Examples from the Web for quartile Contemporary Examples of quartile
Of course, that’s just an illustration; people don’t mechanically drop down a quartile by getting more education.
Higher Education and Earnings: Now With Graphs
Megan McArdle
February 20, 2013
A 3rd quartile candidate with “some college”earning $1085 a week becomes a second-quartile BA holder earning . . . $1066.
Higher Education and Earnings: Now With Graphs
Megan McArdle
February 20, 2013
Historical Examples of quartile
First Quartile–Fairly clear; illumination of actual scene is fairly represented.
Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development
Francis Galton
British Dictionary definitions for quartile quartile noun
- statistics one of three actual or notional values of a variable dividing its distribution into four groups with equal frequencies
adjective
- statistics denoting or relating to a quartile
- astrology denoting an aspect of two heavenly bodies when their longitudes differ by 90°
- a quarter part of a distribution
Word Origin for quartile C16: from Medieval Latin quartīlis, from Latin quartus fourth Word Origin and History for quartile n.
c.1500, originally in astronomy; see quartile (adj.). In statistics, from 1879.
adj.
mid-15c., “90 degrees apart” (of astronomical measurements), from Middle French quartil, from Medieval Latin quartilus “of a quartile,” from Latin quartus “fourth” (see quart).