-ile

suffix — 3 senses

-ile

suffix

Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin -īlis.

1

Idiomatic, Morpheme Tending to, or capable of.

2

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Morpheme Any of the values in a sorted data set that splits it into a specified number of equally sized groups.

  • quint- + -ile → quintile
3

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Morpheme Any of the groups formed from the division.

  • quint- + -ile → quintile

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