unitary

English

Adjective

unitary

1. Having the quality of oneness.
2. (government) Relating to a system of government in which sovereign power is concentrated in a single body instead of being shared or possessed by more local bodies.

   Ex. unitary authority

3. (mathematics) Pertaining to a unit.

   Ex. unitary matrix

Antonyms

• (government): federalist

Derived terms

• unitariness
• unitarity

Translations

the quality of oneness

Catalan: unitari (ca) Chinese: 单元式的 Czech: jednotkový (cs) French: unitaire (fr)

German: einheit Hebrew: יחידאי, מהווה יחידה או מקשה אחת; אחדותי, מאוחד Japanese: ユニタリ

(government)

Catalan: unitari (ca)

Noun

unitary (plural unitaries)

1. (UK) A unitary council
2. (mathematics) A unitary operator