sexagesimal

Speech parts

1. sexagesimal - Noun

2. sexagesimal - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or founded on, the number sixty.

A sexagesimal fraction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

base sesquicentennial decimal hundredth sixtieth duodecimal diamond jubilee centesimal common fraction 60th sexagenary sesquicentenary 60 sexagesm babylonian base 60
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Phrases with the word

babylonian sexagesimal

Examples

the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees Source: Internet

24: quadrovigesimal The Sko languages have a base-24 system with a subbase of 6. 32: duotrigesimal main Ngiti has base 32. 60: sexagesimal main Ekari has a base-60 system. Source: Internet

AD 150) subdivided the day into sixty parts (the sexagesimal system). Source: Internet

Anyway, Hipparchus found inconsistent results; he later used the ratio of the epicycle model (3122+1/2 : 247+1/2), which is too small (60 : 4;45 sexagesimal). Source: Internet

Angular measure also uses these sexagesimal units; in that field, it is the degree that is subdivided into minutes and seconds, while in time, it is the hour. Source: Internet

Although the trigesimal and sexagesimal systems (where the reciprocals of all 5-smooth numbers terminate) do even better in this respect, this is at the cost of unwieldy multiplication tables and a much larger number of symbols to memorize. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sexagenerian sexagesima Sexagesima Sunday sexagesimally sexagesimo-quarto sexagesm