octileadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɒktʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɑkˌtaɪl/,

/ˈɑktl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octo , -ile suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -ile suffix, after quartile adj. and n., quintile n.², sextile adj. and n., etc. Compare French octil, adjective (1690 in aspect octil), octile, noun (1684).

†A. adj. Astrology and Astronomy.

Designating the aspect of two planets which are one-eighth of a circle (45°) apart in the sky. Cf. octant n. 2. Obsolete.

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octile1679

1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 172 (table) The Aspects New and Old... Semiquadrate, Octile or Sesquadrate. Sextile, Hexagone. Quintile.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 759 In an Octile Aspect, before the Syzygies.

B. n.

†1. Astrology and Astronomy. The aspect of two planets which are one-eighth of a circle (45°) apart in the sky. Obsolete.

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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > lunar orbit > [noun] > octant

octant1687

octile1690

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 759 When the Octile is before the Quadrature.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Octile, one of the new Aspects.

2. Statistics. Each of the seven values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into eight groups each containing one eighth of the total population; (usually) spec. the first or seventh of these values. Also: each of the eight groups so produced. Frequently attributive.

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1879 D. McAlister in Proc. Royal Soc. 29 374 Similarly between zero and lower quartile we place a mid-measure which we call the ‘lower octile’. The ‘higher octile’ will subdivide the interval between the higher quartile and infinity.

1880 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 313 If I open it [sc. a book] at one-eighth of its thickness I read an octile value; and if at one-sixteenth, a sub-octile.

1933 Geogr. Rev. 23 502 A better idea of the frequency of more extreme values may be developed by indicating the position of the outer ‘octiles’, located midway between the quartiles and the extreme readings from the top and bottom.

1995 Jrnl. Finance 50 696 The top octile performers in 1980 ended up in the bottom octile in 1981.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	octile
释义	octileadj.n. Brit. /ˈɒktʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɑkˌtaɪl/, /ˈɑktl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin octo , -ile suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin octo eight (see octo- comb. form) + -ile suffix, after quartile adj. and n., quintile n.², sextile adj. and n., etc. Compare French octil, adjective (1690 in aspect octil), octile, noun (1684). †A. adj. Astrology and Astronomy. Designating the aspect of two planets which are one-eighth of a circle (45°) apart in the sky. Cf. octant n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > position of planet > aspect > [adjective] > octile octile1679 1679 J. Moxon Math. made Easie 172 (table) The Aspects New and Old... Semiquadrate, Octile or Sesquadrate. Sextile, Hexagone. Quintile. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 759 In an Octile Aspect, before the Syzygies. B. n. †1. Astrology and Astronomy. The aspect of two planets which are one-eighth of a circle (45°) apart in the sky. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > lunar orbit > [noun] > octant octant1687 octile1690 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 759 When the Octile is before the Quadrature. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Octile, one of the new Aspects. 2. Statistics. Each of the seven values of a variate which divide a frequency distribution into eight groups each containing one eighth of the total population; (usually) spec. the first or seventh of these values. Also: each of the eight groups so produced. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1879 D. McAlister in Proc. Royal Soc. 29 374 Similarly between zero and lower quartile we place a mid-measure which we call the ‘lower octile’. The ‘higher octile’ will subdivide the interval between the higher quartile and infinity. 1880 Fortn. Rev. Sept. 313 If I open it [sc. a book] at one-eighth of its thickness I read an octile value; and if at one-sixteenth, a sub-octile. 1933 Geogr. Rev. 23 502 A better idea of the frequency of more extreme values may be developed by indicating the position of the outer ‘octiles’, located midway between the quartiles and the extreme readings from the top and bottom. 1995 Jrnl. Finance 50 696 The top octile performers in 1980 ended up in the bottom octile in 1981. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1679
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