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sexagesimal
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  1. sexagesimal
  2. sexagesimal arithmetic
  3. sexagesimal fraction
  4. sexagesimal scale

1sex·a·ges·i·mal

adjective \-ˈje-sə-məl\

Definition of SEXAGESIMAL

: of, relating to, or based on the number 60

Origin of SEXAGESIMAL

Latin sexagesimus sixtieth, from sexaginta sixty
First Known Use: 1685

Rhymes with SEXAGESIMAL

duodecimal, hexadecimal, planetesimal

2sexagesimal

noun

Definition of SEXAGESIMAL

: a sexagesimal fraction

First Known Use of SEXAGESIMAL

1685

Rhymes with SEXAGESIMAL

duodecimal, hexadecimal

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