sexagesimal

IPA: sˈɛksʌdʒˈɛsɪmʌɫ

noun

  • (mathematics) A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
  • (mathematics) A base-60 number.

adjective

  • (mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
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Examples of "sexagesimal" in Sentences

  • That will better match with our well known sexagesimal system.
  • Sexagesimal base 60 is a numeral system with sixty as the base.
  • The sexagesimal second enters in reams of physical units in SI.
  • This second sexagesimal fraction of a day was 24 modern seconds.
  • The Mesopotamians also used a sexagesimal system, that is base sixty.
  • Any angle was expressed in terms of it following the sexagesimal system.
  • It is strange that Ptolemy still used calculations based on sexagesimal.
  • Mesopotamian influence is possible in the form of the sexagesimal system.
  • He employed a sexagesimal system that was derived from Babylonian mathematics.

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