What does octet mean?
Definitions for octet
ɒkˈtɛtoctet
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Princeton's WordNet
eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octetnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
octet, octettenoun
eight performers or singers who perform together
octet, octettenoun
a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
octet, octette, eightsomenoun
eight people considered as a unit
octet, octettenoun
a musical composition written for eight performers
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octetnoun
A group of eight singers or eight musicians.
Wiktionary
octetnoun
A group or set of eight of something.
octetnoun
A group of eight musicians performing together.
An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
octetnoun
A composition for such a group of musicians.
octetnoun
A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
octetnoun
A group of three bits, representing eight possible values.
Etymology: From Latin octo, eight.
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octet
An octet refers to a group, collection or set of eight items, elements, or individuals. It can be used in varying contexts such as music (a composition for eight voices or instruments), computer science (a unit of digital information consisting of eight bits), chemistry (the principle stating that atoms lose, gain, or share electrons to have eight in their outer shell). The term is derived from the Latin "Octo" meaning eight.
Wikidata
Octet
An octet is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as historically there was no standard definition for the size of the byte.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of octet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of octet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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