The Fascinating World of the Number 8

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Which language is the word 'eight' derived from?

  • Semitic
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • English (correct)

Which language shares a cognate with the English prefix 'oct(o)-'?

  • Semitic
  • Chinese
  • Greek (correct)
  • Latin

What is the meaning of the noun 'octuple'?

  • A set of eight siblings delivered in one birth (correct)
  • The ordinal adjective for the number eight
  • A distributive adjective
  • The highest number of items that can universally be cognitively processed

The Chinese numeral for the number eight is derived from which language?

<p>Sino-Tibetan (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the root of the Semitic numeral for the number eight?

<p>θmn- (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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