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Definition of Octad
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Definition of Octad
1. n. An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.
Definition of Octad
1. Noun. a group of eight things ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Octad
1. a group of eight [n -S] : OCTADIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Octad
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Octad
Literary usage of Octad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kummer's Quartic Surface by Ronald William Henry Turnbull Hudson, Henry Frederick Baker (1905)
"The four odd pairs form an odd octad and the four even pairs form an even ...
An octad is represented in the diagram by two rows, or two columns, ..."
2. The Works of Archimedes by Archimedes (1897)
"octad*. Consider the series of terms in continued proportion of which the first
is 1 and the second 10 [ie the geometrical progression 1, 10,, 10', 102, . ..."
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