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Octet

In computing, eight bits. An octet may be one byte; the terms are sometimes used interchangeably.

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As alluded to above, the KON, KOFF and KD values derived via OCTET analysis were consistent with known values from historical Scatchard and/or BiaCore determinations.

Studying binding in biosimilars: bio-Layer interferometry can be a useful addition to the orthogonal analysis toolkit required for characterizing biosimilars

The first three octets of the address specify the origin of the network adapter or, more correctly, the organization that issued the identifier.

Those damn network acronyms: addressing a few of the mysteries of network connection setup

And finding the Mendelssohn combined on the same disc with the Bruch Octet, one could hardly go wrong.

Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op. 20; Bruch: Octet in B flat major

This elaborated vehicle is here as elsewhere in Rossetti a short narrative, its action unfolding in a duration that corresponds to the duration of the reader's apprehension of the octet text.

Pre-facing simile vehicles in Dante Gabriel Rossetti's sonnets

The two octets are some of the greatest works of the chamber music repertoire, and we are delighted to offer them to the towns and villages of the area.

Sweet music goes on tour

By providing considerable performance and economic advantages, Octet enables Cygnal to quickly and cost-effectively drive new devices into key markets, including communications systems, industrial equipment and consumer products.

CYGNAL BUYS CREDENCE OCTET TEST SYSTEMS FOR MICROCONTROLLERS

The basic 'formula' of the octet rule is straight forward: each atom tries to have four pairs (8 electrons) around it in order to assume the stable state of the noble gases.

The octet rule

The Octet operates with a fully integrated software suite optimized for design-to-production test.

SOC tester features configurable platform. (Product Briefing)

The volta occurs between the octet and sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet and sometimes between the 8th and 9th or between the 12th and 13th lines of a Shakespearean sonnet, as in William Shakespeare's sonnet number 130:

volta

The result: the Octet family of instruments, whose eight members range in size from a tiny treble violin to a hefty large bass.

To build a better violin; can scientists determine why some instruments sound great?

Stanzas are defined according to the number of lines they contain as in the terms couplet; triplet or tercet; quatrain; quintet or cinquain; sestet, sextet, or sextain; septet; octave or octet.