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What is the difference between percentile and percentage?

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Percentage is a related term of percentile.



As nouns the difference between percentile and percentage

is that percentile is any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population while percentage is the amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

percentile

English

(wikipedia percentile)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (statistics) Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.
  • (statistics) Any one of the hundred groups so divided.
    • He is highly intelligent – he has an IQ in the top percentile.

    Abbreviations

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    Derived terms

    * percentile rank

    Coordinate terms

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

    Anagrams

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    percentage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
    • A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year .
  • A share of the profits.
    • She gets a percentage for every vacuum cleaner sold.
  • (informal) Benefit or advantage.
    • There was no percentage in staying at home.

    Usage notes

    * A percentage is often denoted by the character (%). : Ex. 50%'' denotes ''50 per cent .

    Related terms

    * percent * percentile * percentage point * percentagewise