sexagesimal

a. 六十的, 六十进制的 n. 以60为分母的分数

发音

/ˌsɛk.səˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/

词形变化

sexagesimals 复数 sexagesimals

别名

sexigesimal

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.

    数学

    Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.

  2. 2.

    A base-60 number.

    数学

    Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.

    六十进制

    数学

    The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.

词源

From Medieval Latin sexagesimalis, from sexāgēsimus (“sixtieth”) + -ālis (“-al”), from sexāgintā (“sixty”). Cognate with sexagenary and sexagenarian. Cf. sextal.

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