sex·a·ges·i·mal (s k s -js -ml)adj. Of, relating to, or based on the number 60. [From Latin sex  g simus, 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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