Servile vs Decile - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between servile and decile

is that servile is (grammar) an element which forms no part of the original root while decile is decile.

is of or pertaining to a slave.

(en adjective)

of or pertaining to a slave

* Alexander Pope

Even fortune rules no more, O servile land!

submissive or slavish

servile''' flattery; '''servile obedience

(grammar) Not belonging to the original root.

a servile letter

(grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e'' in ''tune .

(en noun)

(grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

* radical

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(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.

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

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