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Quintile

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008255

One of five equal parts into which a set of data is divided, with each part containing 20% of the observations. Quintiles are used in meteorological analysis to categorize data, such as precipitation amounts or temperature anomalies, into distinct ranges. For example, the first quintile represents the lowest 20% of values.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008255
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008255",
  "term": "Quintile",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "One of five equal parts into which a set of data is divided, with each part containing 20% of the observations. Quintiles are used in meteorological analysis to categorize data, such as precipitation amounts or temperature anomalies, into distinct ranges. For example, the first quintile represents the lowest 20% of values.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/quintile/"
}

Record 7,638 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.