Octuples

Part of speech: adjective, verb, noun

Definitions

1. A set or group consisting of eight items or elements
2. A mathematical term referring to the product resulting from multiplying a quantity by itself eight times
3. Describing something that is organized or created in a manner that incorporates eight distinct parts or components

Etymology: "Octuples" is the third-person singular form of the verb "octuple" (to multiply by eight), and the plural of the noun "octuple" (a group of eight). The root is Latin "octo," meaning eight, joined to the ending "-uple," which English took from "quadruple" and similar words built on Latin "-plus," meaning "-fold." So the word is a plain compound: a number prefix plus a multiplier suffix.

Synonyms: eightfold, eight times as much, eightfold increase

Antonyms: halves, quarters, diminishes