sexagesimal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
    — Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.
  2. A base-60 number.
    — Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, related to, or based on the number sixty. not-comparable
    — The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.

词形变化

sexagesimals plural

词汇关系

近义词
sexagesm

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.
词源 2
From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.
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