The difference between Octet and Octuplet

When used as nouns, octet means a group or set of eight of something, whereas octuplet means a multiplet of eight related things.

check bellow for the other definitions of Octet and Octuplet

  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.

  1. Octuplet as a noun:

    A multiplet of eight related things.

  2. Octuplet as a noun:

    Any of a group of eight babies born from the same mother during the same birth.

  3. Octuplet as a noun (music):

    A group of eight notes to be played in the time of six.

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