8

After seven, before

Eight, the number between seven and nine.

In pool, the 8 ball is black and sunk last; to be behind the 8 ball is to be in a difficult position.

An eight in rowing is a boat with eight rowers.

To have one too many and be eight over is dated slang for drunk.

Figure eights are patterns shaped like the numeral.

numeral

octagon

Eight-sided polygon

vertices · sides · octahedron · octavo · V8

octave

scale

Measure of relative size

harmony · note · tuning · melody · chromatic · diatonic · semitone · register · transposition · range

byte

bit

Small amount or portion

  • binaryConsisting of two parts
  • dataFacts for analysis
  • memoryMind's retention capacity

storage · kilobyte · digital · ASCII · character · encoding · octal

infinity

eternal

Lasting without end

infinite · perpetual · everlasting · ouroboros · forever · continuity · loop

Categories
Opposites
mathematical properties

87

Single-digit prime

prime number · prime numbers · odd numbers · 5 · 3

numerical magnitude within single digits

81

Smallest positive integer

0 · 2

numerical distance/polarity

8negative eight

Integer eight below zero

Phrases
Family

eight, eighth, eighty, eighteen, eighteenth, eightieth, eightfold

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G