English-Norwegian translations for fractile

Definition of fractile

• The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below
• Describing the quality of a sedimentary stone as it relates to the sediments to cohesively bond without fracturing

Examples

• The q-quantile is the same as the (1/q)-fractile
• The median is the .5-fractile
• A stone with a low fractile strength lacks tensile strength and will crack or crumble under stress or pressure.

Related words

• fraction
• fractionate
• refraction
• fractionally
• diffraction
• infraction
• fractious
• fractional
• refracting