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sexagesimal

Syllables: sexa·ge·si·mal/ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/

sexagesimal adjective: of, related to, or based on the number sixty.

Adjective

sexagesimal (not comparable)

  1. 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.2014 November 24, Michael Thomas De Vlieger, “Multiplication Tables of Various Bases”, in The Number Base, archived from the original on 06 Feb 2023, page 43
    Synonyms:
    sexagenary, base-60

Noun

sexagesimal (plural sexagesimals)

  1. A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
    • Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.
  2. A base-60 number.
    • Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.

sexagesimal meaning in Hindi

sexagesimal in Hindi

related to the number sixty
षष्टाधारी ṣaṣṭādhārī

Synonyms of sexagesimal

Forms of sexagesimal

pluralsexagesimals

Origin of sexagesimal

From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.

Words formed from sexagesimal

Questions about sexagesimal

What does sexagesimal mean?
Sexagesimal means of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
What is sexagesimal in Hindi?
Sexagesimal in Hindi is षष्टाधारी (ṣaṣṭādhārī). See Sexagesimal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is sexagesimal?
Sexagesimal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce sexagesimal?
Sexagesimal is pronounced /ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/.

Words near sexagesimal in the dictionary

  1. sexagenerians
  2. sexagenes
  3. Sexagesima
  4. Sexagesima Sunday
  5. Sexagesima Sundays
  6. sexagesimal
  7. sexagesimally
  8. sexagesimals
  9. sexagesimo-quarto
  10. sexagesimo-quartos
  11. sexagesm

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