unit

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[edit] Etymology

Formerly unite, a later form of unity; see unity.

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Singular
unit

Plural
units

unit (plural units)

  1. (sciences) 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 self-contained military organization; usually a battalion, regiment, or naval ship.
  4. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
    The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
  5. (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].
  6. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force[1].
  7. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue[1].
  8. (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].
  9. (algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1R of a ring.)
  10. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
    We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
  11. (UK) (electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).

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unit (no comparative or superlative)

  1. For each unit.
    We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
  2. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.
    All solutions lie within the unit disc centered at the origin.

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  • Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).

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[edit] Verb

unit

  1. third-person singular indicative present of unir
  2. third-person singular indicative past historic of unir

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  • IPA: [uˈnit]

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unit

  1. Past participle of uni.

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See also neunit