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Numeration Vocabulary Ms. Hornbuckle. Base Systems Our System is the decimal or base 10 system for numbers. Time is measured in Base 60 (60 minutes in. - ppt download
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TIL ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 and not base 10, giving us 60 seconds in a minute, 360 degrees in a circle, etc. : r/todayilearned
Why do we use 60 as a base for minutes and seconds, why not 10, 100 or 1000 like with other measurements? - Quora
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