The prefix "octa-" means what?

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Daniel L.
Feb 6, 2016

"octa-" is a greek prefix meaning "eight"

Explanation:

"octa-" is a prefix of Greek origin meaning eight. It can be found for examplr in a word "octagon" which means "a figure with eight sides" or "octave" meaning "an interval between first and last note in a musical scale" (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave)

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