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The Babylonians used base 60 for mathematics.

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Is it true that the Babylonians used base 60 for mathematics?

Yes. Multiple reference works state that the Babylonians used a base-60 (sexagesimal) numeration system for their arithmetic and mathematics. A few other sources mention base-60 usage only in passing or attribute it primarily to the Sumerians.

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Encyclopaedia of Mathematics (set)
1994
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Hazewinkel, M. (1994). Encyclopaedia of Mathematics (set). books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=PE1a-EIG22kC&dq=The+Babylonians+used+base+60+for+mathematics.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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Plimpton 322: Babylonian Pythagorean Triples Predating Greek Mathematics by 1000 Years — E8 Intelligence Research
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Plimpton 322: Babylonian Pythagorean Triples Predating Greek Mathematics by 1000 Years — E8 Intelligence Research. (n.d.). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/22064936

Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education
2001
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Grinstein, L. & Lipsey, S. I. (2001). Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=EMbADwAAQBAJ&dq=The+Babylonians+used+base+60+for+mathematics.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

An Introduction to the Early Development of Mathematics
2016
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Goodman, M. K. J. (2016). An Introduction to the Early Development of Mathematics. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=EA16CwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Babylonian Trigonometry and the Tangent-Secant Theorem: A Mixed Search — E8 Intelligence Research
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Babylonian Trigonometry and the Tangent-Secant Theorem: A Mixed Search — E8 Intelligence Research. (n.d.). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/22470157

Some Glimpses of Mathematical Evolution in Ancient Time during Sumerian, Egyptian and Greek Period
2020
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Some Glimpses of Mathematical Evolution in Ancient Time during Sumerian, Egyptian and Greek Period. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3601701

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