The difference between Decile and Sextile

When used as nouns, decile means any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency, whereas sextile means the specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions.

Sextile is also adjective with the meaning: of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60.

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  1. Decile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.

    Examples:

    "Although few people scored high marks, everyone did quite well—the lowest decile was over 50%."

  2. Decile as a noun:

    Any one of the ten subsets or groups so divided.

    Examples:

    "Our school is in the top decile for exam results."

  3. Decile as a noun (astrology):

    An aspect or position of two planets when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac.

  1. Sextile as an adjective (astronomy, astrology):

    Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60.

  1. Sextile as a noun (statistics):

    The specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.

  2. Sextile as a noun:

    A segment that is a sixth of the whole.

  3. Sextile as a noun (astronomy, astrology):

    A sextile aspect or position.

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