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百分位数 (ひゃくぶんいすう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

百ひゃく分ぶん位い数すう

ひゃ

く

ぶ

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す

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Meanings

1

noun

percentile

mathematics

Mathematical term for a value below which a given percentage of observations fall.

テストの結けっ果かは百ひゃく分ぶん位い数すうで示しめされた。
The test results were shown in percentiles.
このデータの第だい90百ひゃく

分ぶん

位い

数すう

を

計けい

算さん

し

て

ください

。

Please calculate the 90th percentile of this data.

Kanji

百hundred
分part, minute of time, segment
位rank, grade, throne
数number, strength, fate

Similar words

パーセンタイル
Common katakana loanword for 'percentile', used more frequently in everyday contexts than the kanji term 百分位数.

Etymology

Compound of 百分 (ひゃくぶん, 'division by 100') and 位数 (いすう, 'number of digits' or 'rank'), likely a calque from English 'percentile'.