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Sexagesimal in a sentence
Sexagesimal meaning
Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
Synonyms of Sexagesimal
Using Sexagesimal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
- Useful related words include: common fraction, simple fraction.
Context around Sexagesimal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sexagesimal
- In this selection, "sexagesimal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, system, systems and units stand out and add context to how "sexagesimal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include always used sexagesimal base 60 and no sexagesimal unit of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sexagesimal" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sexagesimal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AD 150) subdivided the day into sixty parts (the sexagesimal system). (11 words)
Similarly, Babylonian math texts had always used sexagesimal (base 60) fractions with great frequency. (14 words)
No sexagesimal unit of the day was ever used as an independent unit of time. (15 words)
Although the trigesimal and sexagesimal systems (where the reciprocals of all 5-smooth numbers terminate) do even better in this respect, this is at the cost of unwieldy multiplication tables and a much larger number of symbols to memorize. (39 words)
Angular measure also uses these sexagesimal units; in that field, it is the degree that is subdivided into minutes and seconds, while in time, it is the hour. (28 words)
The lack of a positional value (or zero) was indicated by a space between sexagesimal numerals. (16 words)
Example sentences (6)
AD 150) subdivided the day into sixty parts (the sexagesimal system).
Although the trigesimal and sexagesimal systems (where the reciprocals of all 5-smooth numbers terminate) do even better in this respect, this is at the cost of unwieldy multiplication tables and a much larger number of symbols to memorize.
Angular measure also uses these sexagesimal units; in that field, it is the degree that is subdivided into minutes and seconds, while in time, it is the hour.
No sexagesimal unit of the day was ever used as an independent unit of time.
Similarly, Babylonian math texts had always used sexagesimal (base 60) fractions with great frequency.
The lack of a positional value (or zero) was indicated by a space between sexagesimal numerals.