- sexagesimal fraction
- noun
or sexagesimal number
: a fraction whose denominator is some power of 60 (as 1/60, 1/3600, 1/216000)
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sexagesimal fraction
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Sexagesimal — Sex a*ges i*mal, n. A sexagesimal fraction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sexagesimal — adj. & n. adj. 1 of sixtieths. 2 of sixty. 3 reckoning or reckoned by sixtieths. n. (in full sexagesimal fraction) a fraction with a denominator equal to a power of 60 as in the divisions of the degree and hour. Derivatives: sexagesimally adv.… … Useful english dictionary
sexagesimal — I. adjective Etymology: Latin sexagesimus sixtieth, from sexaginta sixty Date: 1685 of, relating to, or based on the number 60 II. noun Date: 1685 a sexagesimal fraction … New Collegiate Dictionary
sexagesimal — 1. adjective of, pertaining by, proceeding by, or based on the number sixty 2. noun a sexagesimal fraction … Wiktionary
sexagesimal number — noun see sexagesimal fraction … Useful english dictionary
Sexagesimal — (base sixty) is a numeral system with sixty as the base. It originated with the ancient Sumerians in the 2000s BC, was transmitted to the Babylonians, and is still used in modified form for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates.The… … Wikipedia
sexagésimal — sexagésimal, ale, aux [ sɛgzaʒezimal, o ] adj. • 1724; du lat. sexagesimus « soixantième » ♦ Math. Système sexagésimal : système de numération de base soixante, utilisé dans la mesure des angles, des arcs et, par voie de conséquence, dans la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fraction (mathematics) — A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining three quarters are shown. Dotted lines indicate where the cake may be cut in order to divide it into equal parts. Each quarter of the cake is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction (from Latin:… … Wikipedia
sexagesimal — /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; < ML sexagesimalis. See SEXAGESIMA, AL1] * * * … Universalium
sexagesimal — sex·a ges·i·mal || ‚seksÉ™ dÊ’esɪmÉ™l n. fraction which the denominator is 60 or a power of 60 adj. of or pertaining to 60; based on sixtieths … English contemporary dictionary
