The difference between Sextile and Vigintile

When used as nouns, sextile means the specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions, 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.

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. 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. 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.

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