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sexagesimals

sexagesimals is the plural of sexagesimal.

Meaning of sexagesimal

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.

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Questions about sexagesimals

What is sexagesimals the plural of?
Sexagesimals is the plural of sexagesimal.

Words near sexagesimals in the dictionary

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

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