sexagesimal

See also: sexagésimal

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛk.sə.ˈdʒɛ.sɪ.məl/
  • Hyphenation: sexa‧ge‧si‧mal

Adjective

sexagesimal (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of, related to, or based on the number sixty.
    Coordinate terms: decimal, quadragesimal
    The common English divisions of time, longitude, and latitude are all computed using sexagesimal arithmetic.

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Noun

sexagesimal (plural sexagesimals)

  1. (mathematics) A fraction involving division by 60; a sixtieth part of something.
    Decimals are actually less convenient than sexagesimals for working with most common fractions.
  2. (mathematics) A base-60 number.
    Babylonian mathematics was computed in sexagesimals.

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German

Etymology

From Latin sexagesimalis, from sexagesimus (“sixtieth”), from sexaginta (“sixty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˌzɛksaɡeziˈmaːl]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: se‧xa‧ge‧si‧mal

Adjective

sexagesimal (strong nominative masculine singular sexagesimaler, not comparable)

  1. sexagesimal, based on the number sixty
    Synonym: hexagesimal

Declension
Positive forms of sexagesimal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist sexagesimal sie ist sexagesimal es ist sexagesimal sie sind sexagesimal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sexagesimaler sexagesimale sexagesimales sexagesimale
genitive sexagesimalen sexagesimaler sexagesimalen sexagesimaler
dative sexagesimalem sexagesimaler sexagesimalem sexagesimalen
accusative sexagesimalen sexagesimale sexagesimales sexagesimale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sexagesimale die sexagesimale das sexagesimale die sexagesimalen
genitive des sexagesimalen der sexagesimalen des sexagesimalen der sexagesimalen
dative dem sexagesimalen der sexagesimalen dem sexagesimalen den sexagesimalen
accusative den sexagesimalen die sexagesimale das sexagesimale die sexagesimalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sexagesimaler eine sexagesimale ein sexagesimales (keine) sexagesimalen
genitive eines sexagesimalen einer sexagesimalen eines sexagesimalen (keiner) sexagesimalen
dative einem sexagesimalen einer sexagesimalen einem sexagesimalen (keinen) sexagesimalen
accusative einen sexagesimalen eine sexagesimale ein sexagesimales (keine) sexagesimalen

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sexagésimal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sek.sa.d͡ʒe.si.ˈmal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: se‧xa‧ge‧si‧mal

Adjective

sexagesimal m or n (feminine singular sexagesimală, masculine plural sexagesimali, feminine and neuter plural sexagesimale)

  1. sexagesimal

Declension
Declension of sexagesimal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite sexagesimal sexagesimală sexagesimali sexagesimale
definite sexagesimalul sexagesimala sexagesimalii sexagesimalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite sexagesimal sexagesimale sexagesimali sexagesimale
definite sexagesimalului sexagesimalei sexagesimalilor sexagesimalelor

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seɡsaxesiˈmal/ [seɣ̞.sa.xe.siˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: se‧xa‧ge‧si‧mal

Adjective

sexagesimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sexagesimales)

  1. sexagesimal

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