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sexagesimal

/ˌsɛksəˈgeɪməsən/ /ˈsɛkseɪdʒˌsɪməl/
adjective
GeneralMathematics
  1. 1 altmış tabanlı

Definition (English)

Based on the number sixty, a system used by Babylonians and still seen in modern time and angles.

Example Sentences

  1. A sexagesimal system divides each hour into sixty minutes.
    Altmış tabanlı bir sistem, her saati altmış dakikaya böler.
  2. Modern angle measure is sexagesimal because of Babylonian inheritance.
    Modern açı ölçüsü, Babil mirası nedeniyle altmış tabanlıdır.

Synonyms

base-sixty

Collocations

sexagesimal systemsexagesimal notation