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Which numeral system was in use in ancient Sumer and Babylon?
octal
binary
decimal
sexagesimal
Remnants of the highly composite sexagesimal system are in use even today for time measurement and geometry. An hour of time is divided into 60 minutes, which in turn are divided into 60 seconds.
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