Sexagesimal fractions ∨ numbers Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. (Arith. & Alg.), those fractions whose denominators are some power of sixty; as, ¹⁄₆₀, ¹⁄₃₆₀₀, ¹⁄₂₁₆₀₀₀; called also astronomical fractions, because formerly there were no others used in astronomical calculations.