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#REDIRECT Numbers (0s)
Cardinal 8
eight
Ordinal 8th
eighth
Numeral system octal
Factorization
Divisors 1, 2, 4, 8
Roman numeral VIII
Prefixes octa- ( Greek)
octo- ( Latin)
Binary 1000
Octal 10
Duodecimal 8
Hexadecimal 8

8 (eight) is the natural numberNatural number can mean either a positive integer ( 1, 2, 3, 4,. or a non-negative integer ( 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,. Natural numbers have two main purposes: they can be used for counting ("there are 3 apples on the table"), or they can be used for ordering ("this following 77 seven is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. Seven is the smallest positive integer requiring two syllables in English. Prefixes for 7 include hepta- ( Greek) and septua- Latin. The SI prefix for 10007 is zetta (Z), and for its reciprocal ze and preceding 99 nine is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. Prefixes for 9 include ennea- ( Greek) and nona- ( Latin. Evolution of the glyph In the beginning, various Indians wrote 9 in a way that pretty much looks like our modern closing question mark, bu. Prefixes for 8 include octa- ( GreekNumerical prefixes can be used to construct words that refer to a specific quantity of something. For example, in chemistry, carbon dioxide refers to a molecule containing two (di) oxygen atoms. A tetrahedron is a polyhedron with four (tetra) identical fa) and octo- ( LatinThese numerical prefixes are from the Latin language: Whole numbers 1. tri- or tre- 4. quadri- 5. quinque- 6. septua- 8. nona- 10. deci- 20. vigen- 100. cent- 1000. mill- Fractions 1/2. semi- 3/2. sesqui- See also Greek numerical prefixes..)

The SI prefixAn SI prefix is a prefix which can be applied to any unit of the International System of Units ( SI) to give subdivisions and multiples of that unit. As part of the SI system they are officially determined by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. for 10008 is yotta (Y), and for its reciprocal yocto (y).

1 Evolution of the glyph


In the beginning, various groups in India wrote 8 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase H with the bottom half of the left line and the upper half of the right line removed. At one point this glyph came close to looking like our modern 5. With the western Ghubar Arabs, the similarity of the glyph to 5 was banished by connecting the beginning and the end of stroke together, and it was only a matter of the Europeans rounding the glyph that led to our modern 8.





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