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Sexagesimal, does it have anything to do with sex ? |
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No. Sexagesimal means pertaining to the number sixty. |
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It was originated by the ancient Sumerians in the 2000s BC,
which was further transmitted to the Babylonians,
and is still used in modified form nowadays for measuring time, angles, and geographic coordinates.
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This is a number system using
sixty for a base instead of ten. |
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