Glossary Term
Percentile
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
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.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C48919. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-18. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Percentile
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Percentile (C48919)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C48919. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
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