Sexagesimal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Numeral system
gptkbp:basisFor 60
gptkbp:feature Positional notation
No symbol for zero in early forms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sexagesimal system
gptkbp:influenced Angle measurement
Modern timekeeping
gptkbp:legacy 360 degrees in a circle
60 minutes in an hour
60 seconds in a minute
gptkbp:notation Mixed radix
gptkbp:originatedIn 3rd millennium BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Duodecimal_system
Decimal system
gptkbp:symbol Cuneiform numerals
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Mathematics
Astronomy
Commerce
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkb:Ancient_Sumer
Ancient Babylonia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Numeral_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6