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eight

  • numeral
  • āt

A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

Other meanings

  1. Describing a group or set with eight elements.

    “He works eight hours a day.”

Example sentences

  • “A standard byte is eight bits.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Eight squared is sixty-four.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "eahta".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.