The difference between Quantile and Sextile

When used as nouns, quantile means one of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability, 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. Quantile as a noun (statistics):

    One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability distribution into distributions of equal probability.

  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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