sexagesimal

Plural: sexagesimals

Adjective

of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
- "the sexagesimal divisions of hours and degrees"

Adj

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

Noun

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

Examples

Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.
Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.
The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

base-60, sexagenary, sexagesm

Scrabble Score: 21

sexagesimal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sexagesimal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sexagesimal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

sexagesimal: valid Words With Friends Word