HealthSeptember 4, 2026
interquartile
IN-ter-kwor-tul
Definition
Relating to the range between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a data set, representing the middle 50 percent of values.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between' and 'quartile', which refers to a quarter of a distribution. It became a standard term in 20th-century statistics to describe segments of divided data.
In the news
The article uses 'interquartile' to specify that the median age of study participants (54) was part of a middle range of ages (43 to 66), helping to define the demographic span of the population studied.
Unattended automated blood pressure readings prove accurate in rural Africa
Read the full article ↗Bioengineer.org