achtbein

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noun

Synonym of octad.

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octad
OriginGerman acht →
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Meanings

nounachtbein (plural achtbeins)

plural achtbeins

  1. mathematicsSynonym of octad.

    The extended siebenbein, or achtbein, v^(a')ᵢ, has unit determinant and is constructed from the siebenbein eᵃᵢ and the 7 scalar fields ϕₘ as follows

    1991 August 13, C D Froggatt, H B Nielsen, Origin Of Symmetries, World Scientific, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 59

    Synonyms: octad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of octad.

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octad

Origin

  1. Germanacht“eight”
  2. Englishachtbein

Equivalent to German acht (“eight”) + Beine (“legs”).

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achtbein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achtbein

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