Octa-

Octa- is a Greek (language) prefix meaning eight. The Latin equivalent is octo-.

Some examples.

In computers, Octal is a three bit numeric representation of the eight numbers zero through seven.
An octagon has 8 sides.
An octahedron is a 3-D figure with 8 triangular faces.
Octane is a hydrocarbon with 8 carbon atoms.
Octarine is the eighth color of the spectrum in a fictional story.


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