Sexagesimal

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• Hexagesimal
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• Sexagesimal notation
• Sexagesimal number system
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1. (base-sixty) is a numeral system with sixty as the base

   

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2. 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

   

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3. an ancient numeral system in base sixty

   

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4. The number 60 has twelve factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, of which 2, 3, and 5 are prime

   

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5. With so many factors, many fractions of sexagesimal numbers are simple

   

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6. For example, an hour can be divided evenly into segments of 30 minutes, 20 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. 60 is the smallest number divisible by every number from 1 to 6

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