sextile

English

Etymology

From Latin sextīlis (“one sixth”), from sextus (“sixth”) + īlis (“-ile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛks.taɪl/

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), millile (1000)

Translations

statistics: six-quantile

Finnish: sekstiili

statistics: subset

Finnish: sekstiili

See also

• ⚹

Anagrams

• exilest

Latin

Adjective

sextīle

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sextīlis