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OCTAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does octad mean?
• OCTAD (noun)
The noun OCTAD has 1 sense:
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Familiarity information: OCTAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
8; eight; eighter; eighter from Decatur; octad; octet; octonary; ogdoad; VIII
Hypernyms ("octad" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
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