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title: sexagesimal — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sexagesimal» in the Judaism dictionary: Based on the number sixty, as in counting with a base of sixty. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sexagesimal

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**Who acts:** We, Mordell, earliest abacus, my · **What happens:** base, count, be, know, accord, use · **To what, where:** number, sexagesimal position, Babylon, Babylonia, position, higher mathematics

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«sexagesimal» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sexagesimal in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sexagesimal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Based on the number sixty, as in counting with a base of sixty.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sexagesimal:m1:1
# text = Based on the number sixty, as in counting with a base of sixty.
1	Based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	counting	count	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base** | participle |  |  |  | the number |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on number=Source |
| 2 | **count** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with a base of sixty | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We are, however, now certain that in Babylon, many centuries before the Christian Era. a sexagesimal position was known. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* We are, however, now certain that in Babylon, many centuries before the Christian Era. a sexagesimal position was known.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sexagesimal:x1:1
# text = We are, however, now certain that in Babylon, many centuries before the Christian Era. a sexagesimal position was known.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	however	however	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	_	17	flat	_	_
17	Era	Era	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	sexagesimal	sexagesimal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | We |  |  |  | now | certain, however *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | past · passive |  | a sexagesimal position |  | Babylon and many centuries before the Christian Era |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sexagesimal:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Although tlie sexagesimal position was anciently known in Babylonia, yet it was used only, in higher mathematics, as in (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sexagesimal:x2:1
# text = Although tlie sexagesimal position was anciently known in Babylonia, yet it was used only, in higher mathematics, as in (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	Although	although	SCONJ	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	tlie	tlie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sexagesimal	sexagesimal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	anciently	anciently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Babylonia	Babylonia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
15	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	amod	_	_
19	mathematics	mathematics	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	_
32	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	34	case	_	_
33	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	fixed	_	_
34	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	_
35	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	flat	_	_
36	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	37	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	37	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  |  |  | Babylonia |  | although sexagesimal position; anciently *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **use** | past · passive | Mordell and the Origin of Letters accord Sefer and Numerals | position |  | higher mathematics |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In my opinion, the sexagesimal position originated from the decimal position, and not the reverse ; for the earliest abacus, which was doubtless based on a decimal position, is older than the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 43 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sexagesimal:x3:1
# text = In my opinion, the sexagesimal position originated from the decimal position, and not the reverse ; for the earliest abacus, which was doubtless based on a decimal position, is older than the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sexagesimal	sexagesimal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	originated	originate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	decimal	decimal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	reverse	reverse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	earliest	early	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	22	amod	_	_
22	abacus	abacus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	doubtless	doubtless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	_
27	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	acl	_	_
28	on	on	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	decimal	decimal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
33	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
34	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
35	than	than	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
37	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
40	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	appos	_	_
42	of	of	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
43	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	nmod	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
45	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	43	conj	_	_
46	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	48	case	_	_
47	to	to	ADP	IN	_	46	fixed	_	_
48	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	nmod	_	_
49	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	48	flat	_	_
50	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	41	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	41	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **originate** | participle |  | the sexagesimal position *not said here* |  | the decimal position |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the earliest abacus |  |  |  |  | doubtless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **base** | participle |  |  |  | a decimal position |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on position=Source |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  | my opinion and the sexagesimal position and the reverse and the earliest abacus |  | than the Mordell; old *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **opine** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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