sextile (not comparable)
(astronomy, astrology) Of or denoting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
sextile (plural sextiles)
(statistics) A quantile of six equal proportions; any of the subsets thus obtained.
A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
(astronomy, astrology) A sextile aspect or position.
• quantile
• (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100)
• exilest
Source: Wiktionary
Sex"tile, a. Etym: [F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from sex six. See Six.] (Astrol.)
Definition: Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance of sixty degrees. Glanvill.
Sex"tile, n. Etym: [Cf. F. aspect sextil.] (Astrol.)
Definition: The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked thus: Hutton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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