unit
See also: unît
Contents
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Formerly unite, a later form of unity; see unity.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
unit (plural units)
- (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. [from 16th c.]
- 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:
- Number, we define, to be, a certayne Mathematicall Sũme, of Vnits. [Note the worde, Vnit, to expresse the Greke Monas, & not Vnitie: as we haue all, commonly, till now, vsed.]
- 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface:
- (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.
- The centimetre is a unit of length.
- The number one.
- Clipping of international unit.
- This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.
- An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
- He was a member of a special police unit.
- (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
- The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
- (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization[1].
- (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force[1].
- (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue[1].
- (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units[1].
- (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
- (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
- (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
- (geology) 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.
- (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
- We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
- (Britain) A unit of alcohol.
- (Britain, electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
- (Australia, New Zealand) 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.
- (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Camden to this entry?)
- A work unit.
- (Britain, slang) A physically large person.
- 2018, 11 December, BBC News, Aylesbury goalkeeper, 14, dies after match injury
- Luca's father, Americo Campanaro, said: "I feel like my heart has been ripped out."
Mr Campanaro added: "He was a big lad, a big unit, that's why he was a goalkeeper, with a big heart to match. A gentle giant."
- Luca's father, Americo Campanaro, said: "I feel like my heart has been ripped out."
- 2018, 11 December, BBC News, Aylesbury goalkeeper, 14, dies after match injury
SynonymsEdit
- (identity element): identity element, unity, unit element
TranslationsEdit
standard measure of a quantity
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number one
international unit — see international unit
organized group comprising people and/or equipment
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member of a military organization
military: military element with prescribed structure
military: subdivision in a task force
algebra: element of a ring
geology: volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin
item which may be sold singly
kilowatt-hour as recorded on an electricity meter — see kilowatt-hour
measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
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AdjectiveEdit
unit (not comparable)
- For each unit.
- We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
- (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.
- 1990, William W. S. Wei, Time Series Analysis, →ISBN, page 9:
- Consider the following time sequence
- ,
- where is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the interval independent of .
- Consider the following time sequence
- 1990, William W. S. Wei, Time Series Analysis, →ISBN, page 9:
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TranslationsEdit
for each unit
mathematical
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- unit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- unit in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- unit at OneLook Dictionary Search
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
unit (feminine unida, masculine plural units, feminine plural unides)
VerbEdit
unit m (feminine unida, masculine plural units, feminine plural unides)
- past participle of unir
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
unit
- third-person singular present indicative of unir
- third-person singular past historic of unir
AnagramsEdit
InterlingueEdit
LatinEdit
RomanianEdit
WelshEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞nɪt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈiːnɪt/, /ˈɪnɪt/
VerbEdit
unit
MutationEdit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| unit | unchanged | unchanged | hunit |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||