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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sexagésimal
"Le système babylonien était sexagésimal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or based on the number sixty, or counting by sixties.
"Ancient Babylonian astronomy used a sexagesimal numbering system."
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A sexagesimal fraction or number.
"Calculations in astronomy often require breaking degrees down into sexagesimals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sexagesimus', meaning 'sixtieth', which originates from 'sexaginta' (sixty). Historically adopted in mathematics and astronomy to describe the base-60 numeration system inherited from ancient Mesopotamia and used in time measurement and geometry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sexagesimal" is said worldwide
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sexagésimal
Transliteration: sexagésimal
"Le système babylonien était sexagésimal."
sexagesimal
Transliteration: sexagesimal
"Das babylonische Zahlensystem war sexagesimal."
sessagesimale
Transliteration: sessagesimale
"Il sistema di numerazione babilonese era sessagesimale."
sexagesimal
Transliteration: sexagesimal
"El sistema numérico babilónico era sexagesimal."
sexagesimal
Transliteration: sexagesimal
"O sistema numérico babilônico era sexagesimal."
षष्टी आधार
Transliteration: shashti adhar
"प्राचीन बेबीलोन की संख्या प्रणाली षष्टी आधार पर आधारित थी।"
六十进位的
Transliteration: liùshí jìnwèi de
"古代巴比伦人使用的是六十进位制。"
육십진법의
Transliteration: yuksimjinbeop-ui
"고대 바빌로니아의 수 체계는 육십진법이었다."
六十進法の
Transliteration: rokujūshin-hō no
"古代バビロニアの記数法は六十進法であった。"
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