Definition of "terce" [terce]

• Variant of tierce. (noun)

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• "As an alternate exercise, estimate the median windspeed in the “calm” reanalysis terce and the “windy” reanalysis terce for Phoenix and see how little difference exists."
• "Since the site is highly sheltered the top three terce could seem calm. the top 9 decile could be calm."
• "While this is higher than terce 2 (39%) or terce 3 (35%), the difference is not statistically significant."