Definition of "unit"
- noun
A standard measure of a quantity.
The number one.
Short form of international unit.
An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
A member of a military organization.
An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1R of a ring.).
A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
An item which may be sold singly.
One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
- adjective
For each unit.
Having a size or magnitude of one.
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