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Babylonian Numerals
Summary
Babylonian numerals
are a base-60 (sexagesimal) numeral system developed by the
ancient Babylonians
, which used a
combination of two symbols
to represent numbers. This system, which influenced the way we
measure time
and angles today, was one of the earliest known
positional numeral systems
, allowing for the
representation of large numbers
with relatively
few symbols
.
Relevant Degrees
Writing Systems and Scripts 63%
History of Civilization 38%
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