The difference between Quintile and Sextile

When used as nouns, quintile means any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets, 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. Quintile as a noun (statistics):

    Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.

  2. Quintile as a noun (by extension):

    A subset thus obtained.

  3. Quintile as a noun (astrology):

    An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72)

  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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