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Figure 8 may refer to:

8 (number), in Arabic numerals

In entertainment

Figure 8 (album)
Figure 8 (album)
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released by DreamWorks Records on April 18, 2000, it became Smith's second release on a major label and the last album he would complete before his death...

(2000), by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith
"Figure of Eight" (song)
Figure of Eight (song)
"Figure of Eight" is a single from Paul McCartney's 1989 album, Flowers in the Dirt. The song reached number 42 on the UK singles chart.- Track listings :This song was released as a 7" single, a 12" maxi-single, and a CD single.7" single...

from the album Flowers in the Dirt (1989) by Paul McCartney
Figure Eight EP
Figure Eight EP
The Figure Eight EP is an EP by . Released on May 19, 2008 throughout the UK, it was the band's first release on Leeds label On The Bone Records as well as being the band's last ever release before splitting in mid 2008...

, EP by This Et Al.
"Figure 8", episode and song in the children's educational series Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock! is an American interstitial programming series of animated musical educational short films that aired during the Saturday morning children's programming on the U.S. television network ABC. The topics covered included grammar, science, economics, history, mathematics, and civics...
"Figure Of Eight", song from the album In Search of the Fourth Chord
In Search of the Fourth Chord
In Search of the Fourth Chord is the twenty-eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released September 17, 2007. The title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the rumour that the group always plays the same three chords, and a reference to the album In Search of the Lost Chord by British...

(2007) by Status Quo

In geography:

Figure Eight Island, North Carolina, United States
Figure Eight Lake
Figure Eight Lake
Figure Eight Lake is a lake in Alberta....

, Alberta, Canada
Figure-Eight Loops, feature of the Historic Columbia River Highway in Guy W. Talbot State Park
Guy W. Talbot State Park
Guy W. Talbot State Park is a state park in the Columbia River Gorge, near Troutdale, Oregon, United States. Although the main feature of the park is Latourell Falls, the parkland stretches west to the Crown Point State Scenic Corridor...

In mathematics and sciences:

Figure-eight knot (mathematics)
Figure-eight knot (mathematics)
In knot theory, a figure-eight knot is the unique knot with a crossing number of four. This is the smallest possible crossing number except for the unknot and trefoil knot...

, in knot theory
∞, symbol meaning infinity
Lemniscate
Lemniscate
In algebraic geometry, a lemniscate refers to any of several figure-eight or ∞ shaped curves. It may refer to:*The lemniscate of Bernoulli, often simply called the lemniscate, the locus of points whose product of distances from two foci equals the square of half the interfocal distance*The...

, type of mathematical curve that resembles a figure 8
Figure 8, a two-lobed Lissajous curve
Lissajous curve
In mathematics, a Lissajous curve , also known as Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve, is the graph of a system of parametric equationswhich describe complex harmonic motion...
Figure 8, in topology, the rose with two petals
Figure 8, shape described by an analemma
Analemma
In astronomy, an analemma is a curve representing the angular offset of a celestial body from its mean position on the celestial sphere as viewed from another celestial body relative to the viewing body's celestial equator...

, 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
Figure 8 racing
Figure 8 racing is a form of racing that combines elements of oval racing, demolition derby, and road racing.-Track:Racing is done on a track shaped like an 8. The cars cross paths at the center of the 8, which is known as the "crossover". Because of this layout, crashes are inevitable...

, a category of auto racing related to the demolition derby
Figure 8 roller coaster
Figure 8 roller coaster
A Figure 8 roller coaster is the generic name given to any roller coaster where the train runs through a figure 8 shaped course before returning to the boarding station. This design was one of the first designs to be featured in roller coaster design, along with the out and back roller coaster...

, a track design
Figure 8, shape from which compulsory figures
Compulsory figures
Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...

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
English Country Dance
English Country Dance is a form of folk dance. It is a social dance form, which has earliest documented instances in the late 16th century. Queen Elizabeth I of England is noted to have been entertained by "Country Dancing," although the relationship of the dances she saw to the surviving dances of...

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