decile

Definition

Any of the nine values that divide a ranked set of data into ten equal parts, each representing one-tenth of the total population.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'decimus', meaning 'tenth'. It entered English via the French 'décile' to describe statistical divisions of ten.

In the news

The term is used to describe how research impact is measured, specifically ranking journals based on citation frequency to determine if they fall within the top ten percent of the field.

A paper by doctoral student from Faculty of Safety Engineering was published in one of the most-cited journals in the field of artificial intelligence

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