Quintile is a coordinate term of octile.
In statistics terms the difference between octile and quintile
is that octile is any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets while quintile is any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
In by extension terms the difference between octile and quintile
is that octile is a subset thus obtained while quintile is a subset thus obtained.
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
quintile
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(statistics) Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.
(by extension) A subset thus obtained.
(astrology) An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)
Synonyms
* fifth
Coordinate terms
* quantile
** centile/percentile
** vigintile
** duodecile
** decile
** nonile
** octile
** septile
** sextile
** quintile
** quartile
** tercile/tertile
Anagrams
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