SOLUTION: what is sexagesimal system??

Question 462248: what is sexagesimal system??
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Sexagesimal (from Latin "sexagesimus") is a base-60 counting system. It is similar to more commonly used bases such as binary (base 2) and hexadecimal (base 16), but here it is base 60. Sexagesimal systems are used mainly for telling time.
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