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Figure 8 may refer to:

• 8 (number), in Arabic numerals

In entertainment

• Figure 8 (album), a 2000 album by Elliott Smith
• "Figure of Eight" (song), a 1989 song by Paul McCartney
• Figure Eight EP, a 2008 EP by This Et Al
• "Figure 8", a song by Ellie Goulding from Halcyon
• "Figure Eight", an episode and song from the children's educational series Schoolhouse Rock!
• "Figure of Eight", song by Status Quo from In Search of the Fourth Chord

In geography:

• Figure Eight Island, North Carolina, United States
• Figure Eight Lake, Alberta, Canada
• Figure-Eight Loops, feature of the Historic Columbia River Highway in Guy W. Talbot State Park

In mathematics and sciences:

• Figure-eight knot (mathematics), in knot theory
• ∞, symbol meaning infinity
• Lemniscate (disambiguation), various types of mathematical curve that resembles a figure 8
• Figure 8, a two-lobed Lissajous curve
• Figure 8, in topology, the rose with two petals
• Figure 8, shape described by an analemma, a curve in astronomy

In ropes:

• Figure eight bend or Flemish bend, a knot
• Figure-eight knot (ropes), typically used as a stopper knot
• Figure-eight loop, figure of eight knot tied "on the bight"

In sport and leisure

• Figure 8 racing, a category of auto racing related to the demolition derby
• Figure 8 roller coaster, a track design
• Figure 8, shape from which compulsory figures in ice skating are derived
• Figure 8, a riding figure used in the training of horses
• Figure-eight, type of noseband
• Figure eight turn, man overboard rescue turn in sailing
• Figure eight, rock climbing equipment commonly used as a descender and sometimes as a belay device
• Figure of 8, figure in English country dance

Other uses

• Figure 8 Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus), breed of pufferfish
• Figure 8 or bi-directional, response pattern of some microphones
• An IEC 60320 C7 power connector

See also

• Figure (disambiguation)
• 8 (disambiguation)
• List of knots, the names of several of which contain "figure 8" or similar

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