different between quintile vs sextile

English

Noun

quintile (plural quintiles)

1. (statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
2. (by extension) A subset thus obtained.
3. (astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)

Synonyms

• fifth

Hypernyms

• quantile

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)

Translations

Anagrams

• quitline

Latin

Adjective

qu?nt?le

1. nominative neuter singular of qu?nt?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of qu?nt?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of qu?nt?lis

References

• quintile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

English

Etymology

From Latin sext?lis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + ?lis (“-ile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?ks.ta?l/

Adjective

sextile (not comparable)

1. (astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Noun

sextile (plural sextiles)

1. (statistics) A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
2. A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
3. (astronomy, astrology) A sextile aspect or position.

Hypernyms

• quantile

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)

Translations

See also

• ?

Anagrams

• exilest

Latin

Adjective

sext?le

1. nominative neuter singular of sext?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of sext?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of sext?lis