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| sex·a·ges·i·mal [ sèksə jéssim'l ] |
adjective |
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based on 60: relating to or based on the number 60
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noun (plural sex·a·ges·i·mals) |
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fraction with denominator power of 60: a fraction in which the denominator is a power of 60
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| [Late 17th century. < Latin sexagesimus "sixtieth" < sexaginta "sixty"] |