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Octahedrona is a term used in geometry to describe a polyhedron with eight faces. The most well-known example of an octahedrona is the regular octahedron, which is one of the five Platonic solids. A regular octahedron has eight equilateral triangular faces, twelve edges, and six vertices. Each vertex of a regular octahedron is the meeting point of four faces.

The term "octahedrona" can also refer to a broader category of polyhedra that have eight faces, regardless of their shape or symmetry. These can include irregular octahedra, where the faces are not all equilateral triangles, and other polyhedra with eight faces that may have different shapes or properties.

Octahedra are significant in various fields, including mathematics, crystallography, and computer graphics. In crystallography, octahedral structures are common in the arrangement of atoms in certain crystals. In computer graphics, octahedra are used in algorithms for rendering and modeling three-dimensional objects.

The study of octahedra involves examining their geometric properties, such as their surface area, volume, and angles. Mathematicians and scientists use various techniques, including calculus and linear algebra, to analyze and understand the characteristics of octahedra.