Pronunciation: /ˌɑ k.toʊˈdɛk.əl/
Definition:
1. The ordinal number symbol: 80.
2. The position in a sequence following the seventy-ninth element; the eighth in the ninth decade (80s series).
3. Pertaining to a group, set, or division of eighty parts or members; an octogenary unit.
4. Denoting an octogenary lifespan, extended human longevity, or an eighty-year cycle.
Significance:
• It defines the eightieth (nonodecal) position with systematic regularity and clarity.
• It emphasizes octogenary lifespans, extended longevity, and eighty-part divisions.
• It identifies modern life expectancy achievements, eighty-year (octodeco-ane) historical cycles, and large organizational sets.
• It avoids irregular and ambiguous pronunciations associated with Germanic numeric forms.
• It simplifies expressions of order in gerontological, historical, and large-scale quantitative contexts.
• It improves precision in demographic studies, historical commemorations, and organizational systems involving eighty (octodeco).
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms with a consistent Latinized ordinal form.
Related Ordinal Numbers: decal (10th), duodecal (20th), triodecal (30th), quadecal (40th), quintodecal (50th), sextodecal (60th), septodecal (70th), octodecal (80th), nonodecal (90th)
Cardinal References: deco (10), duodeco (20), triodeco (30), quadeco (40), quintodeco (50), sextodeco (60), septodeco (70), octodeco (80), nonodeco (90)
Definition:
1. The ordinal number symbol: 80.
2. The position in a sequence following the seventy-ninth element; the eighth in the ninth decade (80s series).
3. Pertaining to a group, set, or division of eighty parts or members; an octogenary unit.
4. Denoting an octogenary lifespan, extended human longevity, or an eighty-year cycle.
Significance:
• It defines the eightieth (nonodecal) position with systematic regularity and clarity.
• It emphasizes octogenary lifespans, extended longevity, and eighty-part divisions.
• It identifies modern life expectancy achievements, eighty-year (octodeco-ane) historical cycles, and large organizational sets.
• It avoids irregular and ambiguous pronunciations associated with Germanic numeric forms.
• It simplifies expressions of order in gerontological, historical, and large-scale quantitative contexts.
• It improves precision in demographic studies, historical commemorations, and organizational systems involving eighty (octodeco).
• It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms with a consistent Latinized ordinal form.
Related Ordinal Numbers: decal (10th), duodecal (20th), triodecal (30th), quadecal (40th), quintodecal (50th), sextodecal (60th), septodecal (70th), octodecal (80th), nonodecal (90th)
Cardinal References: deco (10), duodeco (20), triodeco (30), quadeco (40), quintodeco (50), sextodeco (60), septodeco (70), octodeco (80), nonodeco (90)
Examples:
• "The community celebrated her (la) octodecal birthday as a remarkable longevity milestone."
• "The study analyzed climate data across an octodecal period to identify long-term trends."
• "Adjust the octodecal parameter to configure the system for an eighty-unit array."
• "This volume is the octodecal installment in the continuing encyclopedia series."
• "The foundation's charter requires an octodecal strategic review."
• "The community celebrated her (la) octodecal birthday as a remarkable longevity milestone."
• "The study analyzed climate data across an octodecal period to identify long-term trends."
• "Adjust the octodecal parameter to configure the system for an eighty-unit array."
• "This volume is the octodecal installment in the continuing encyclopedia series."
• "The foundation's charter requires an octodecal strategic review."
by Dmitrio December 26, 2025
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