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sexagesimal
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Sexagesimal
Sexagesimal
(
base 60
) is a
numeral system
with
sixty
as its
base
. It originated with the ancient
Sumerians
in the 3rd millennium BC, was passed down to the ancient
Babylonians
, and is still used—in a modified form—for measuring
time
,
angles
, and
geographic coordinates
.
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