sexagesimal
Of, related to, or based on the number sixtyOf, related to, or based on the number sixty.
» A sexagesimal system was used in Babylonia. Therefore an hour has sixty minutes and a day has twenty-four hours.
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1 senses(not comparable)Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.
sexagesimal
шестидесятеричныйšestidesjateričnyj
- of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
Examples
1 sentencesA sexagesimal system was used in Babylonia. Therefore an hour has sixty minutes and a day has twenty-four hours.
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Origin
From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexFrom Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.
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