SEXAGESIMAL


Meaning of SEXAGESIMAL in English

/sek'seuh jes"euh meuhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or based upon the number 60.

n.

2. a fraction whose denominator is 60 or a power of 60.

[ 1675-85; sexagesimalis. See SEXAGESIMA, -AL 1 ]

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