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sixty

 

[ หˆsษชksti ]

Number
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Number

math

The number sixty is the natural number following fifty-nine and preceding sixty-one. It is a composite number, with divisors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60. It is a highly composite number, having more divisors than any previous number.

Examples of usage

  • Sixty minutes make up an hour.
  • There are sixty seconds in a minute.
  • The atomic number of neodymium is sixty.

Translations

Translations of the word "sixty" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sessenta

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคพเค 

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช sechzig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ enam puluh

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัˆั–ัั‚ะดะตััั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ szeล›ฤ‡dziesiฤ…t

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ…ญๅ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท soixante

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sesenta

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท altmฤฑลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์œก์‹ญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุณุชูˆู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลกedesรกt

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลกesลฅdesiat

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ…ญๅ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ลกestdeset

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ sextรญu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐะปะฟั‹ั

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒแƒชแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ altmฤฑลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sesenta

Etymology

The word 'sixty' originated from the Old English word 'sixtig', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'sekstantigaz'. The number sixty has been significant in various cultures and systems, including timekeeping, mathematics, and astronomy. It has been used as a base for measurement in different historical contexts.

See also: six, sixteen.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,749, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.