unit

Definitions


[ˈjuːnɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole
(e.g: large areas of land made up of smaller units)

- a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism
(e.g: the gearbox and transmission unit)

- a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed
(e.g: a unit of measurement)

- the number one


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Origin:
late 16th century (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit




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