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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin decem ten — more at ten Date: 1882 any one of nine numbers that divide a frequency distribution into 10 classes such that each contains the same number of individuals; also any one of these 10 classes • decile adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Statistics any of the nine values of a random variable which divide a frequency distribution into ten groups, each containing one-tenth of the total population. Etymology: F décile, ult. f. L decem ten

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Decil Dec"il, Decile Dec"ile, n. [F. d['e]cil, fr. L. decem ten? cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.) An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg].