Definitions For Sextile

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.

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

Finnish: sekstiili Finnish: sekstiili

Adjective

(not comparable) (astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial body, celestial bodies separated by 60°.

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, sextīlis, , one sixth}}, from sextus, , sixth + īlis, , -ile.

See also

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Anagrams

exilest