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n. - (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total.

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  • Doctors track a child's weight on what is known as a 'centile' line: a graph that predicts relative height and weight gain for their age.
  • The ribbon is over optimistic placing the ratio in the next centile.
  • She's still on the 50th centile for weight and the 91st for height though.
  • This puts her on the 75th centile for height and just above the 50th for weight.
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