Sexagesimal
- Sexagesimal system is a positional number system with a base of 60.
- It is used in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, and other cultures.
- Modern uses of the sexagesimal system include measuring angles, geographic coordinates, electronic navigation, and time.
- The sexagesimal system has been used in various notational systems over time.
- Fractions in the sexagesimal system can be expressed exactly for certain types of denominators.
- Irrational numbers cannot be expressed exactly in the sexagesimal system.
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