What does "p95 latency is 800 ms" mean?

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A performance report says: "p95 response time: 800 ms" (ms means milliseconds, thousandths of a second). What does this mean?

Choose one answer.

95% of requests took 800 ms or less; the slowest 5% took longer
The average response time was 800 ms
95% of requests failed after 800 ms
The fastest request took 800 ms

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