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octade

an era of eight years.

a decade consists of ten years, while an octade has only eight.

by servandum November 22, 2013

octal

a mathematical system using numbers in base eight.

uses numbers 0 through 7 to represent eight digits.

10 (one-zero) in octal notation represents the number 8 in decimal.

by servandum November 22, 2013