sextile
- Adjective. (context, astronomy) Of or noting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
- Noun. A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
- Noun. (context, astronomy) A sextile aspect or position.
- Noun. (context, statistics) The specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions.
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