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Octant vs Octile - What's the difference?

octant | octile | Synonyms |

Octant is a synonym of octile.


As a proper noun octant

is octans.

As a noun octile is

(statistics) any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets.

octant

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia octant)
  • The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
  • (geometry): The eighth part of a disc; a sector of 45 degrees; half a quadrant.
  • (nautical): An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation.

    • See also

    * quadrant * sextant ----

    octile

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets.
  • (by extension) A subset thus obtained.

    • Synonyms

    * octant