The difference between Octet and Ogdoad

When used as nouns, octet means a group or set of eight of something, whereas ogdoad means a thing made up of eight parts.


check bellow for the other definitions of Octet and Ogdoad

  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. Ogdoad as a noun:

    A thing made up of eight parts.

    Examples:

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