What does the word unit mean?
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1. One, a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed.
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A single thing; hence, that which is regarded as indivisible, and which consequently forms by repeated addition other things or quantities which are divisible; as Morphological u., Chemical u. (= atom).
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A magnitude to which other magnitudes are referred; a standard of which other magnitudes are regarded as multiples or submultiples. The principal u’s in physics are those of Length, Volume( or Measure), and Weight( or Mass) ( see Table of Weights and Measures); U. of Force( dyne); U’s of Work( erg, horse-power, foot-pound, kilogrammetre); U’s of Heat( calorie, therm); U. of Light( standard candle; see Standard); Electrical u’s including the U. of capacity( farad), U. of current( ampere), U. of electro-motive force( volt), U. of quantity( coulomb), U. of resistance( ohm), U. of work( watt). Antitoxic u., Immunizing u., see Antitoxin.
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Usage examples for unit
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While not as large as the kingdom of David, it was a more perfect political unit, and offered superior opportunities for commerce and internal development. – The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Charles Foster Kent
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Did you know that Mr. Murray had organised a battalion and is Lieutenant- Colonel and that Doctor Brown is organising a Field Ambulance unit and going out in command? – The Major by Ralph Connor
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But we shall, at least, have an Army which will know its own organization and will be inspected by its proper commanders, and to which, as a unit, emergency orders can be issued in time of war or other emergency. – Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present by Various
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