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Octad vs Polyad - What's the difference?

octad | polyad |

Octad is a see also of polyad.


As nouns the difference between octad and polyad

is that octad is a group of eight things while polyad is a group consisting of an indeterminate number of things or people.

octad

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A group of eight things

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * octadic * octad of octads

    Related terms

    * octaeteris, octennium

    polyad

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyad) (en noun)
  • A group consisting of an indeterminate number of things or people.

    • See also

    * monad * dyad * triad * tetrad * pentad * hexad * heptad * octad * nonad * decad * See also