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fractile

fractile

English

Noun

fractile ‎(plural fractiles)

(statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.

The q-quantile is the same as the (1/q)-fractile.

The median is the .5-fractile.

Translations

value

Finnish: fraktiili (fi)

See also

quantile

Etymology 2

From fracture and -ile

Adjective

fractile ‎(comparative more fractile, superlative most fractile)

Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing. A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.