hexadecile

== English == === Etymology === From hexa- +‎ decile or hexadeca- +‎ -ile. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsaɪɫ/, [ˈhɛksəˌdiːsaɪɫ] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsəl/, /ˈhɛksəˌdɛsˌaɪl/ Hyphenation: hex‧a‧dec‧ile === Noun === hexadecile (plural hexadeciles) (statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into sixteen equally numerous subsets; a subset thus obtained. (astrology, obsolete) The aspect or position of any two celestial bodies separated by 22.5° (that is, 360° divided by 16) as they appear to an observer on earth. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with hexadecyl. ==== Hypernyms ==== (statistics): quantile ==== Coordinate terms ==== (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), millile (1000) === Adjective === hexadecile (not comparable) (statistics) Of or relating to a hexadecile. (astrology, obsolete) Of or denoting a hexadecile aspect.