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Decile vs Debile - What's the difference?

decile | debile |

As a noun decile

is decile.

As an adjective debile is

(obsolete) weak.

decile

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
    • Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
  • Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
    • Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
  • (astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

    • Coordinate terms

    * quantile * centile/percentile * vigintile * duodecile * nonile * octile * septile * sextile * quintile * quartile * tercile/tertile

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    debile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Weak.
  • * about 1900 , O. Henry,
    • So, then, it was no surprise to the ranchhold when the buckboard spun to the door, and Raidler took up his debile protege like a handful of rags and set him down upon the gallery.

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