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Definition of Octet
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
2. Noun. Eight performers or singers who perform together.
3. Noun. A set of eight similar things considered as a unit.
4. Noun. Eight people considered as a unit.
5. Noun. A musical composition written for eight performers.
Generic synonyms: Composition, Musical Composition, Opus, Piece, Piece Of Music
Definition of Octet
1. n. A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
Definition of Octet
1. Noun. A group or set of eight of something. ¹
2. Noun. (music) A group of eight musicians performing together. ¹
3. Noun. (music) A composition for such a group of musicians. ¹
4. Noun. (computing) A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: '''o''' ¹
5. Noun. (computing rare) A group of three bits, representing eight possible values. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Octet
1. a group of eight [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octet
Literary usage of Octet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Atomic Theories by F. H. Loring (1921)
"CHAPTER XVII THE LEWIS-LANGMUIR octet THEORY OF VALENCE APPLIED TO ORGANIC NITROGEN
COMPOUNDS * There is no reference in this extension of the theory to the ..."
2. Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry by Frederick Hutton Getman (1922)
"The outer shell of the carbon atom lacks four electrons of a complete octet.
In this case, the atom may either give up its four electrons, or acquire four ..."
3. A Course of Instruction in Instrumentation by Salomon Jadassohn (1899)
"The Stringed Quintet, the Sextet, the octet and the Stringed Orchestra.
The orchestration of the stringed quintet is nearly always the same, it consists of ..."
4. Official Documents of the European Community Telecommunications Policy (1994)
"This octet string is designed to contain an untiled raster image. The seq-octet-string
is a SEQUENCE OF octet STRINGS where each octet string will contain a ..."
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