The difference between Octad and Octet
When used as nouns, octad means a group of eight things, whereas octet means a group or set of eight of something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Octad and Octet
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Octad as a noun:
A group of eight things
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Octet as a noun:
A group or set of eight of something.
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Octet as a noun (music):
A group of eight musicians performing together.
Examples:
"An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday"."
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Octet as a noun (music):
A composition for such a group of musicians.
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Octet as a noun (computing):
A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
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Octet as a noun (computing, rare):
A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.