The difference between Hexadecile and Vigintile

When used as nouns, hexadecile means any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into sixteen equally numerous subsets, whereas vigintile means any of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into twenty groups of equal frequency.


Hexadecile is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to a hexadecile.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hexadecile and Vigintile

  1. Hexadecile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into sixteen equally numerous subsets; a subset thus obtained.

  2. Hexadecile as a noun (astrology, obsolete):

    The aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 22.5 (that is, 360 divided by 16) as they appear to an observer on earth.

  1. Hexadecile as an adjective (statistics):

    Of or relating to a hexadecile.

  2. Hexadecile as an adjective (astrology, obsolete):

    Of or denoting a hexadecile aspect.

  1. Vigintile as a noun (statistics):

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

  2. Vigintile as a noun:

    Any one of the twenty groups so divided.