sexagesimal

英 [,seksə'dʒesɪm(ə)l] 美 [,sɛksə'dʒɛsəml]
  • adj. 六十的;六十进位的
  • n. 六十分之一
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sexagesimal (adj.)
"pertaining to 60," 1680s, from Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from Latin sexagesimus "the sixtieth," from sexaginta "sixty."
1. The sexagesimal scale, or number system based on 60, was used by ancient Babylonians.
古巴比伦人用六十进位制, 即以60为基的数系.

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