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English
Etymology
From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sextile (not comparable)
- (astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
Noun
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
- (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)
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Latin
Adjective
sextīle
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sextīlis