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Sexagesimal


The base-60 notational system for representing real numbers. A base-60 number system was used by the Babylonians and is preserved in the modern measurement of time (hours, minutes, and seconds) and angles (degrees, arc minutes, and arc seconds).


See also

Base, Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal, Quaternary, Scruple, Ternary, Vigesimal

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References

Bergamini, D. Mathematics. New York: Time-Life Books, pp. 16-17, 1969.

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Sexagesimal

Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Sexagesimal." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Sexagesimal.html

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