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The western time standards dividing the year into 12 months, the day into 24 hours or 12 hours AM and 12 hours PM, the hour into 60 minutes and the hour into 60 seconds derived from the Mesopotamia<ref>[[w:Mesopotamia#Mathematics|Mesopotamia Mathematics]]</ref> using the sexagesimal<ref>[[w:Sexagesimal|Sexagesimal or base 60 numeral system]]</ref> or base 60 numeral system. | The western time standards dividing the year into 12 months, the day into 24 hours or 12 hours AM and 12 hours PM, the hour into 60 minutes and the hour into 60 seconds derived from the Mesopotamia<ref>[[w:Mesopotamia#Mathematics|Mesopotamia Mathematics]]</ref> using the sexagesimal<ref>[[w:Sexagesimal|Sexagesimal or base 60 numeral system]]</ref> or base 60 numeral system. | ||
;'''Note:''': The base 60 systems is a highly composite number as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60 are factors. | ;'''Note:''': The base 60 systems is a highly composite number as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60 are factors. | ||
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Revision as of 13:13, 6 July 2013
The western time standards dividing the year into 12 months, the day into 24 hours or 12 hours AM and 12 hours PM, the hour into 60 minutes and the hour into 60 seconds derived from the Mesopotamia[1] using the sexagesimal[2] or base 60 numeral system.
- Note:
- The base 60 systems is a highly composite number as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 60 are factors.