Octave (disambiguation)

The word octave derives from the Latin word octavus, meaning "eight." It has several usages:

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• In music, an octave is the interval equivalent to an eighth.
• In poetry, an octave is most frequently the first eight lines of a sonnet
• Less commonly, an octave is a distinct poetic form called the Sicilian octave.
• In religion, an octave is an eight-day festival.
• In computing, Octave is a program for performing numerical analysis.
 
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