The difference between Nundine and Octet

When used as nouns, nundine means a market or fair held every eight days, particularly in roman contexts, whereas octet means a group or set of eight of something.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nundine and Octet

  1. Nundine as a noun (historical):

    A market or fair held every eight days, particularly in Roman contexts.

  2. Nundine as a noun (obsolete):

    Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.

  1. Octet as a noun:

    A group or set of eight of something.

  2. Octet as a noun (music):

    A group of eight musicians performing together.

    Examples:

    "An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday"."

  3. Octet as a noun (music):

    A composition for such a group of musicians.

  4. Octet as a noun (computing):

    A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o

  5. Octet as a noun (computing, rare):

    A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.

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