Fractile

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Fractile

p-fractile (or percentile) and the corresponding fractile value X_p is defined as F(X_p) = p, where F is the distribution function for X_p.

Source: API RP 17G, Recommended Practice for Completion/Workover Risers, Second Edition, July 2006 (Reaffirmed April 2011). Global Standards

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