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Babylonian sexagesimal system

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  1. [measurement, geodesy] A system for describing degrees (°), minutes (´), and seconds ("), in which there are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute. Commonly referred to as degrees, minutes, seconds (DMS).

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