octahedron
polyhedron with 8 faces
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Summary
octahedron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,875 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Follows: heptahedron[2]
- Followed by: enneahedron[3]
- Subclass of: polyhedron[4], octatope[5]
- Commons category: Octahedron[6]
- Has facet polytope: polygon[7]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8]
- Different from: regular octahedron[9]
- Has part(s) of the class: face[10]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]
Why It Matters
octahedron has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] octahedron is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]