🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

六十進法

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ろくじゅうしんぽう

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Base-sixty/beɪs ˈsɪksti/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"古代バビロニア人は六十進法を使用していました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A numeral system that uses sixty as its base for counting and calculations.

    "The ancient Babylonians used a base-sixty system for their mathematical computations."
  2. 2

    A system of measurement where quantities are expressed in multiples of sixty.

    "In a base-sixty system, one hour is divided into sixty minutes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'base-sixty' derives from the numeral system used by the ancient Sumerians and later by the Babylonians, who utilized a sexagesimal (base-60) system for calculations and timekeeping. This system has influenced modern measurements of time and angles.

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