unit

Noun

unit (plural units)

1. (scientific) A standard measure of a quantity.

   The centimetre is a unit of length.

2. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

   He was a member of a special police unit.

3. (military) A member of a military group.

   The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e. 20 tanks)

4. (algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse.
5. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

   We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.

Synonyms:

• (identity element): identity element, unit element

4 letters in word "unit": I N T U.

No anagrams for unit found in this word list.

Words found within unit:

in it nit nu nut ti tin tui tun un uni ut

• Definitions:
• unit of measurement: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency ... an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids" whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• Unit is the second full-length album by Regurgitator, released in November, 1997. Its style is a mixture of 1980's style synthesized pop music and alternative rock, with some hip-hop influences. ...
• In mathematics, a unit in a (unital) ring R is an invertible element of R, i.e. an element u such that there is a v in R with
• Measurement is the estimation of a physical quantity such as length, temperature, or time. Measurements find the ratio of some physical quantity to a standard quantity of the same type, thus a measurement of length is the ratio of a physical length to some standard length, such as a standard ...
• A accepted quantity used as a standard of measurement. For example, the meter, liter and gram.
• The premises rented under one tenancy agreement, usually an apartment within a complex with a group of units (apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouse complexes, etc.).
• A single dwelling within a larger complex: especially in condominium projects where the unit is the portion of the complex which is for the exclusive use of the owner of the unit.
• a unit of measurement for wood products, usually pulpwood. Equal to 1.315 standard cords.
• The dollar amount of a basic bet; one chip.
• A single distinct object, like a playing piece.
• A value that indicates the amount of credit given to a class. (It often reflects the weekly time interval required for class attendance.)
• A single reel of edited mag film, corresponding to a given picture reel. The unit can be made up of either single-stripe or fullcoat mag film, and will almost always contain fill leader in certain sections in order to maintain sync.
• (1) A functional or business component of an agency, generally with a specified mission or support activity. (2) A standard basis for quantitative measurements.
• Condensation of gas into a liquid by refrigeration.
• All the space within the set boundaries of your home, as specified in the declaration.
• a fixed quantity (as of length, time, or value) used as a standard of measurement; a single thing, person, or group forming part of a whole.
• (RFC 2354). A timed interval of media data, typically derived from the workings of the media coder. A packet comprises one or more units, encapsulated for transmission over the network. ...
• a set of lectures, seminars, tutorials and /or practical sessions on a particular topic and the associated assessment.
• The smallest piece of software that can be independently tested (ie, compiled or assembled, loaded, and tested). Usually the work of one programmer consisting of a few hundred lines of source code. [5]
• MMARS offers many options to define a department’s structure; the lowest level (and the attribute that will be used to code on documents) is called Unit. Departments may establish as many units as appropriate. ...
• a component of a course of study for which a result is recorded on a student's official academic record. Units are identified by an alphabetic code and a number, and a title. The alphabetic code consists of up to four letters (eg ECON), usually indicating the discipline area. ...
• a collection of securities traded together as one item
• A small troop/group formed at a day camp or resident camp. Girl Scouts assigns campers to a unit based on age or interest. Also a portion of a campsite designated as the living and working area for a group of campers.
• a grouping of approximately 750 personnel to fulfil a specific function, with a greater degree of specialisation within that function; for example, an infantry battalion will include a headquarters a number of companies with different infantry and support roles; an engineer regiment will contain ...
• any single unit of study in which a student enrols, and in which a grade is recorded (for example, ATM3010 Weather phenomena).
• A department, college, school, program, division, research center, business service center, or other entity that is responsible for an individual's employment.
• Positive numerical value used in assigning the value of a course, such as English 115 (1.5 units).
• The third component of our account number structure. It represents whose account it is, such as the Comptroller's, the English Department, the College of Education, etc.
• A part of a curriculum with one particular focus

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