Associations to the word «Sextile»
Wiktionary
SEXTILE, adjective. (astronomy) Of or noting the aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 60°.
SEXTILE, noun. (statistics) The specific term used for a quantile of six equal proportions.
SEXTILE, noun. Statistics Any of the subsets thus obtained.
SEXTILE, noun. A segment that is a sixth of the whole.
SEXTILE, noun. (astronomy) A sextile aspect or position.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.