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decile
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [?d?sa??], [?di?sa??]
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?s.?l/, /?d?s?a?l/
Noun
decile (plural deciles)
- (statistics) Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
- Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%.
- Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.
- Our school is in the top decile for exam results.
- (astrology) An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.
Hypernyms
- quantile
Coordinate terms
- (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100), millile (1000)
Translations
Anagrams
- ceiled, cieled, delice
Italian
Noun
decile m (plural decili)
- (mathematics) decile
- (organic chemistry) decyl
Related terms
- (organic chemistry): decano
Spanish
Verb
decile
- (obsolete) Compound of the preterite decí and the pronoun le.
decile From the web:
- what decile am i in
- what decile is top 10
- what decile is my school
- what decile is equivalent to percentile 70
- what decile is howick college
- what decile is selwyn college
- what decile is rosehill college
- what decile is equivalent to the median
decide
English
Etymology
From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin d?c?dere, infinitive of d?c?d? (“cut off, decide”), from d? (“down from”) + caed? (“cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??sa?d/
Verb
decide (third-person singular simple present decides, present participle deciding, simple past and past participle decided)
- (transitive, intransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- (intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
- So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
- (transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
- 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton edition, 2005, page 1537),
- It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it.
- 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton edition, 2005, page 1537),
- (obsolete) to cut off; to separate
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
- Our seat denies us traffic here; / The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- make up one's mind
- choose
- determine
- pick
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- de-iced, deiced
Asturian
Verb
decide
- third-person singular present indicative of decidir
Esperanto
Etymology
From decidi +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de?t?side/
- Rhymes: -ide
Adverb
decide
- decisively
- decidedly
Interlingua
Verb
decide
- present of decider
- imperative of decider
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Verb
decide
- third-person singular present indicative of decidere
Anagrams
- decedi
Latin
Verb
d?c?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?c?d?
Middle English
Verb
decide
- Alternative form of deciden
Portuguese
Verb
decide
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of decidir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of decidir
Romanian
Etymology
From French décider, from Latin d?c?d?.
Verb
a decide (third-person singular present decide, past participle decis) 3rd conj.
- to decide
- Synonym: hot?rî
Conjugation
Related terms
- decizie
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /de??ide/, [d?e??i.ð?e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /de?side/, [d?e?si.ð?e]
Verb
decide
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of decidir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of decidir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of decidir.
decide From the web:
- what decided the election of 1800
- what decides the winner of a presidential election
- what decides the gender of a baby
- what decides the sex of a baby
- what decides when easter is
- what decides stock price
- what decides electoral votes
- what decides your blood type
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