The base-60 notational system for representing real numbers. A base-60 number system was used by the Babylonians and is preserved in the modern measurement of time (hours, minutes, and seconds) and angles (degrees, arc minutes, and arc seconds).
Sexagesimal
See also
Base, Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal, Octal, Quaternary, Scruple, Ternary, VigesimalExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Bergamini, D. Mathematics. New York: Time-Life Books, pp. 16-17, 1969.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
SexagesimalCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Sexagesimal." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Sexagesimal.html