What does sexagesimal mean?
Sexagesimal means (mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty..
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/ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/ · adjective
(mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty..
The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.
The first sixty argam form the basis for my own sexagesimal use, in the accounting of my business and in the dimensioning of buildings.
She then supplied a detailed description of the Babylonians, who had relied on a sexagesimal system―counting by sixties, she explained―for both mathematics and astronomy.
Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.
Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.
Use sexagesimal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sexagesimal means (mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty..
Common synonyms include sexagenary, base-60, sexagesm.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.
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