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单词 sexagesimal
释义

sexagesimal

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adjective

sex·​a·​ges·​i·​mal ˌsek-sə-ˈje-sə-məl How to pronounce sexagesimal (audio)
: of, relating to, or based on the number 60

sexagesimal

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noun

: a sexagesimal fraction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
That same astronomical thinking led them to patch the ancient Babylonian method of counting by 60, the sexagesimal system, onto the hour. New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The ratio which replaces tan would then be b/d or d/b, but neither can be expressed exactly in sexagesimal [base 60]. Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin sexagesimus sixtieth, from sexaginta sixty

First Known Use

Adjective

1647, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1647, in the meaning defined above

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