A set made up of eight members or elements is called an octet.
An octet is a musical creation designed to be performed by eight singers or eight musical instruments . The concept is also used to name the group of eight voices or instruments .
Before moving forward, it is interesting to know its etymological origin. In this sense, it must be stated that it derives from the Italian otteto which, in turn, comes from the Latin octo , translatable as "eight" .
For example: "A string octet surprised the audience with its versions of pop and rock classics" , "I had never heard this song performed by a trumpet octet" , "The church's vocal octet managed to move me" .
The octet as a set of eight elements
Octet can also refer, in a broader sense, to a set of eight individuals or objects , beyond their particular characteristics .
«The club's board of directors is made up of an octet of young enthusiasts who promote the most innovative measures», «This tournament brings together the octet of the season's most outstanding tennis players» y "The coach has an octet as a base, while the other positions in the starting lineup are not defined" son expresiones que muestran esta acepción.
Lewis' rule
We cannot ignore that within the scientific field the use of the term octet is also used. In this case, it is used to shape what is known as the octet rule . It was created and proposed in 1916 by the American physical chemist Gilbert N. Lewis , who has gone down in history for this theory regarding atoms .
Specifically, the rule establishes that the ions of the elements that make up the periodic table follow a clear trend: completing their energy levels with a total of eight ions that are identified by having a negative charge.
The octet rule was proposed by physical chemist Gilbert N. Lewis.
Octet in computing
In the field of computing , the notion of octet refers to a group of eight bits . The term is often confused with byte , which actually refers to a string of bits . Because the most popular architecture is the one that uses eight-bit microprocessors, byte began to be used as a synonym for octet.
The octet symbol is or , although this notation is not recognized by the International System of Units . The prefixes of this system are used, which allows us to speak of kilooctet or ko (one thousand octets), gigaoctet or go (one billion octets), etc.
A multimedia channel from a university
In the same way, it should be noted that "Octeto" is also a very useful tool that both students and professors at the Jaume I University of Castellón in Spain have at their disposal. It is a multimedia channel full of publications, links and news related to information and communication technologies applied to the educational sector.
"Octeto" was launched in 2001 , is managed by the Center d'Educació i Noves Tecnologies of the aforementioned university and has reports and all types of files related to subjects such as 2.0 technologies or learning analytics.