Definition of sexagesimal in English:

sexagesimal

adjective ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)lˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl

1Relating to or reckoning by sixtieths.
六十进制的
a decimal system like ours or a sexagesimal system like the Babylonian
2Relating to the number sixty.
（与）六十（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- The most important of these was the sexagesimal place value system, widely associated with signs for the numbers 1, 10, 60, 600, and 3600.
- In ancient Babylon a sexagesimal system, that is a base of 60, was in use.
- No other culture of the ancient world developed a sexagesimal number system, although non-Sumerian groups adopted the Sumerian script to represent their languages and used their numerical system.
- The Babylonian scale of enumeration is known as the sexagesimal system.
- Writing developed and counting was based on a sexagesimal system, that is to say base 60.

noun ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)lˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl

A fraction based on sixtieths (i.e. with a denominator equal to a power of sixty), as in the divisions of the degree and hour.
以六十（或六十的乘方）为分母的分数
Example sentencesExamples
- It gave tables of sines with entries calculated to three sexagesimal places for each half degree of the argument.
- The necessary background mathematical tools are then introduced such as the arithmetical operations on sexagesimal fractions and the trigonometric functions.
- In fact there are fascinating glimpses of the Babylonians coming to terms with the fact that division by 7 would lead to an infinite sexagesimal fraction.
- More fractions can therefore be represented as finite sexagesimal fractions than can as finite decimal fractions.
- The first deals with integers, the second with proper common fractions, the third with improper fractions, and finally the fourth with sexagesimals.

Derivatives

sexagesimally

adverb

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin sexagesimus 'sixtieth' + -al.

Definition of sexagesimal in US English:

sexagesimal

adjectiveˌseksəˈjesəməlˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl

1Relating to or reckoning by sixtieths.
六十进制的
a decimal system like ours or a sexagesimal system like the Babylonian
2Relating to the number sixty.
（与）六十（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- No other culture of the ancient world developed a sexagesimal number system, although non-Sumerian groups adopted the Sumerian script to represent their languages and used their numerical system.
- The Babylonian scale of enumeration is known as the sexagesimal system.
- In ancient Babylon a sexagesimal system, that is a base of 60, was in use.
- Writing developed and counting was based on a sexagesimal system, that is to say base 60.
- The most important of these was the sexagesimal place value system, widely associated with signs for the numbers 1, 10, 60, 600, and 3600.

nounˌseksəˈjesəməlˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl

A fraction based on sixtieths (i.e. with a denominator equal to a power of sixty), as in the divisions of the degree and hour.
以六十（或六十的乘方）为分母的分数
Example sentencesExamples
- The first deals with integers, the second with proper common fractions, the third with improper fractions, and finally the fourth with sexagesimals.
- More fractions can therefore be represented as finite sexagesimal fractions than can as finite decimal fractions.
- The necessary background mathematical tools are then introduced such as the arithmetical operations on sexagesimal fractions and the trigonometric functions.
- In fact there are fascinating glimpses of the Babylonians coming to terms with the fact that division by 7 would lead to an infinite sexagesimal fraction.
- It gave tables of sines with entries calculated to three sexagesimal places for each half degree of the argument.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin sexagesimus ‘sixtieth’ + -al.

词汇	sexagesimal
释义	Definition of sexagesimal in English: sexagesimal adjective ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)lˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl 1Relating to or reckoning by sixtieths. 六十进制的 a decimal system like ours or a sexagesimal system like the Babylonian 2Relating to the number sixty. （与）六十（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples The most important of these was the sexagesimal place value system, widely associated with signs for the numbers 1, 10, 60, 600, and 3600. In ancient Babylon a sexagesimal system, that is a base of 60, was in use. No other culture of the ancient world developed a sexagesimal number system, although non-Sumerian groups adopted the Sumerian script to represent their languages and used their numerical system. The Babylonian scale of enumeration is known as the sexagesimal system. Writing developed and counting was based on a sexagesimal system, that is to say base 60. noun ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪm(ə)lˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl A fraction based on sixtieths (i.e. with a denominator equal to a power of sixty), as in the divisions of the degree and hour. 以六十（或六十的乘方）为分母的分数 Example sentencesExamples It gave tables of sines with entries calculated to three sexagesimal places for each half degree of the argument. The necessary background mathematical tools are then introduced such as the arithmetical operations on sexagesimal fractions and the trigonometric functions. In fact there are fascinating glimpses of the Babylonians coming to terms with the fact that division by 7 would lead to an infinite sexagesimal fraction. More fractions can therefore be represented as finite sexagesimal fractions than can as finite decimal fractions. The first deals with integers, the second with proper common fractions, the third with improper fractions, and finally the fourth with sexagesimals. Derivatives sexagesimally adverb Origin Late 17th century: from Latin sexagesimus 'sixtieth' + -al. Definition of sexagesimal in US English: sexagesimal adjectiveˌseksəˈjesəməlˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl 1Relating to or reckoning by sixtieths. 六十进制的 a decimal system like ours or a sexagesimal system like the Babylonian 2Relating to the number sixty. （与）六十（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples No other culture of the ancient world developed a sexagesimal number system, although non-Sumerian groups adopted the Sumerian script to represent their languages and used their numerical system. The Babylonian scale of enumeration is known as the sexagesimal system. In ancient Babylon a sexagesimal system, that is a base of 60, was in use. Writing developed and counting was based on a sexagesimal system, that is to say base 60. The most important of these was the sexagesimal place value system, widely associated with signs for the numbers 1, 10, 60, 600, and 3600. nounˌseksəˈjesəməlˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsəməl A fraction based on sixtieths (i.e. with a denominator equal to a power of sixty), as in the divisions of the degree and hour. 以六十（或六十的乘方）为分母的分数 Example sentencesExamples The first deals with integers, the second with proper common fractions, the third with improper fractions, and finally the fourth with sexagesimals. More fractions can therefore be represented as finite sexagesimal fractions than can as finite decimal fractions. The necessary background mathematical tools are then introduced such as the arithmetical operations on sexagesimal fractions and the trigonometric functions. In fact there are fascinating glimpses of the Babylonians coming to terms with the fact that division by 7 would lead to an infinite sexagesimal fraction. It gave tables of sines with entries calculated to three sexagesimal places for each half degree of the argument. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin sexagesimus ‘sixtieth’ + -al.
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