The difference between Sextile and Tertile

When used as nouns, sextile means the specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions, whereas tertile means either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.

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

check bellow for the other definitions of Sextile and Tertile

  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.

  1. Tertile as a noun (statistics):

    Either of the two points that divide an ordered distribution into three parts, each containing a third of the population.

  2. Tertile as a noun (statistics):

    Any one of the three groups so divided.

    Examples:

    "The first tertile results include January through April's revenues."

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