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sexagesimal

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sex·a·ges·i·mal  (sks-js-ml)
adj.
Of, relating to, or based on the number 60.
[From Latin sexgsimus, sixtieth; see Sexagesima.]
sexagesimal [ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl]
adj
(Mathematics) relating to or based on the number 60 sexagesimal measurement of angles
n
(Mathematics) a fraction in which the denominator is some power of 60; a sixtieth
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Adj.1.sexagesimal - of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths; "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"
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