sextile
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sextile (not comparable)
- (astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
Noun edit
sextile (plural sextiles)
- (statistics) A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
- A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
- (astronomy, astrology) A sextile aspect or position.
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Coordinate terms edit
- (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100), millile (1000)
Translations edit
statistics: six-quantile
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statistics: subset
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
sextīle