eightfold

Everyday

1. Eight times as much or as many: «The price rose eightfold.» tree →
2. Having eight parts. tree →
3. (Buddhism) The Noble Eightfold Path is the Buddha's teaching of eight ways to live well: right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration. tree →

In the lessons

In religion lessons the Eightfold Path is shown as a wheel with eight spokes and is how Buddhists believe suffering can end. In maths «eightfold» means multiply by 8: if 5 grows eightfold, it becomes 40. Phrases: «the Noble Eightfold Path», «increase eightfold», «an eightfold rise».

Examples

• Buddhists follow the Noble Eightfold Path. tree →
• The Eightfold Path is drawn as a wheel with eight spokes. tree →
• The number of visitors grew eightfold. tree →
• If 3 grows eightfold, you get 24. tree →
• The Buddha taught the Eightfold Path after his enlightenment. tree →
• Our class made a poster of the eightfold path. tree →

Note

One word. Like twofold, threefold, tenfold. Math trap: «grew eightfold» means «became 8 times as big», not «grew by 8».