different between decile vs deckle

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [?d?sa??], [?di?sa??]
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?s.?l/, /?d?s?a?l/

Noun

decile (plural deciles)

1. (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%.

2. Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.

   Our school is in the top decile for exam results.

3. (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)

1. (mathematics) decile
2. (organic chemistry) decyl

Related terms

• (organic chemistry): decano

Spanish

Verb

decile

1. (obsolete) Compound of the preterite decí and the pronoun le.

English

Etymology

From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?k?l/
• Rhymes: -?k?l
• Homophone: decal (Canada)

Noun

deckle (plural deckles)

1. (paper-making, art) A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
2. A membrane covering the outermost side of a brisket of beef, where it was attached to the rib cage
3. (Jewish cuisine) The fattier, smaller point-cut portion of a brisket of beef, being the superficial pectoral muscle.

Synonyms

• (point-cut portion of a brisket): point

Derived terms

• deckle edge
• deckle-edged

Anagrams

• deckel, eckled

German

Verb

deckle

1. inflection of deckeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative