60
∞
1.0
- numeral
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sesenta
- You have 60 seconds.
- 60 percent
- 60 minutes
- approximately 60
Examples
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The composition of the participants in this study is 60% Hispanic, 30% Anglo, and 7% African-American.
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The car can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just a few seconds.
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I will pay you $60 a week.
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Your 60 hours start now.
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The student had received a score of less than 60 percent in three different subjects.
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The participants range in age from 21 to 60, with the median age of 28.
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Electro-Toys laid off 60 workers in September, when it usually was hiring extras.
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Between 1950 and 2005, 60 hurricanes, producing 734 tornadoes, made landfall along the Gulf coastline.
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The meeting will begin in 60 minutes.
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She received a score of 60 on her math test.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.5
A radioactive metal that gives strong gamma rays used to treat cancer and sterilize equipment
- Specialized
A soft metal called neodymium from the rare earths used in strong magnets and lasers
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Surface Forms
Etymology
60 Comes from the idea 'six times ten'; the English word sixty joins six and -ty, a part that means 'ten', so it literally counts six groups of ten. That's why we still use 60 in time: there are 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute.