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Sixth vs Sextic - What's the difference?

sixth | sextic |

As adjectives the difference between sixth and sextic

is that sixth is the ordinal form of the number six while sextic is (mathematics) of the sixth degree or order.

As nouns the difference between sixth and sextic

is that sixth is (not used in the plural) the person or thing in the sixth position while sextic is (mathematics) a quantic of the sixth degree.

sixth

English

(wikipedia sixth)

Adjective

(-)
  • The ordinal form of the number six.

    • Synonyms

    : , 6th; (in names of monarchs and popes ) VI

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
  • One of six equal parts of a whole.
  • (music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

    • Synonyms

    * (one of six equal parts)

    Related terms

    * major sixth * minor sixth * sixth sense English ordinal numbers

    sextic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Of the sixth degree or order.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A quantic of the sixth degree.