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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.nɪt/
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Rhymes: -uːnɪt

Noun[edit]

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.]
(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.
Hypernym: regular element
(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).
(US, 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.
A work unit.
(Britain, Australia, 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."

Synonyms[edit]

(identity element): identity element, unity, unit element

Hyponyms[edit]

(chip): arithmetic logic unit

Translations[edit]

standard measure of a quantity

Arabic: وَحْدَة‎ f (waḥda)
Armenian: միավոր (hy) (miavor)
Asturian: unidá f
Bashkir: берәмек (berämek)
Belarusian: адзі́нка (be) f (adzínka)
Bulgarian: едини́ца (bg) f (ediníca)
Catalan: unitat (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 單位 (zh), 单位 (zh) (dānwèi)
Czech: jednotka (cs) f
Danish: enhed (da) c
Dutch: eenheid (nl) f
Esperanto: unito, unuo
Estonian: ühik
Finnish: yksikkö (fi)
French: unité (fr) f
Galician: unidade (gl) f
Georgian: ერთეული (erteuli)
German: Einheit (de) f
Greek: μονάδα (el) f (monáda)
Hebrew: יְחִידָה‎ (he) f
Hungarian: egység (hu)
Indonesian: satuan (id)
Irish: aonad (ga) m
Italian: unità (it) f

Japanese: 単位 (ja) (たんい, tan'i)
Javanese: iji (jv)
Korean: 단위 (ko) (danwi) (單位 (ko))
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: یەکە‎ (ku) (yeke)
Lao: ໜ່ວຍ (nuāi)
Latvian: vienība f
Macedonian: единица f (edinica)
Malay: unit, satuan (ms)
Maori: waeine
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: enhet (no) m

Norwegian Nynorsk: eining (nn) m
Polish: jednostka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt) f
Romanian: unitate (ro) f
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јединица f

Roman: jedinica (sh) f
Slovak: jednotka f
Slovene: enota (sl) f
Spanish: unidad (es) f
Swedish: enhet (sv) c
Tagalog: isahin
Turkish: birim (tr)
Ukrainian: одини́ця (uk) f (odynýcja)

number one

Catalan: unitat (ca) f
Finnish: ykkönen (fi)
French: unité (fr) f
Galician: unidade (gl) f

Hebrew: אֳָחָד‎ (he) m, אַחַת‎ (he) f
Maori: kotahi
Polish: jedność (pl) f, jedynka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt)

international unit — see international unit

organized group comprising people and/or equipment

Bashkir: берәмек (berämek)
Bulgarian: едини́ца (bg) f (ediníca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 部件 (zh) (bùjiàn)
Czech: jednotka (cs) f
Danish: enhed (da) c
Dutch: eenheid (nl) f
Finnish: yksikkö (fi), osasto (fi)
French: unité (fr) f
German: Einheit (de) f
Greek: μονάδα (el) f (monáda), συγκρότημα (el) n (sygkrótima)
Hebrew: יְחִידָה‎ (he) f
Hungarian: egység (hu)
Indonesian: satuan (id)
Irish: aonad (ga) m
Italian: unità (it)
Japanese: 一式 (いっしき, isshiki)

Macedonian: единица f (edinica)
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: enhet (no) m

Norwegian Nynorsk: eining (nn) m
Polish: jednostka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt) f
Romanian: unitate (ro) f
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca), подразделе́ние (ru) n (podrazdelénije)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јединица f

Roman: jedinica (sh) f
Slovene: enota (sl) f
Spanish: unidad (es) f
Swedish: enhet (sv) c
Turkish: birim (tr)
Ukrainian: одини́ця (uk) f (odynýcja)

member of a military organization

Bulgarian: едини́ца (bg) f (ediníca)
Czech: jednotka (cs) f
Danish: enhed (da) c
Dutch: eenheid (nl) f
Estonian: üksus
Finnish: yksikkö (fi)
Greek: μονάδα (el) f (monáda)
Hebrew: יחידה‎ (he) f (yekhidá)
Japanese: 部隊 (ja) (ぶたい, butai), 部門 (ja) (ぶもん, bumon)

Polish: jednostka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt) f
Romanian: unitate (ro) f
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јединица f

Roman: jedinica (sh) f
Swedish: enhet (sv) c

military: military element with prescribed structure

Finnish: yksikkö (fi), osasto (fi)

Indonesian: satuan (id)

military: subdivision in a task force

Finnish: yksikkö (fi), osasto (fi)
Indonesian: satuan (id)

Swedish: enhet (sv) c

military: standard or basic quantity

Finnish: yksikkö (fi)

Swedish: enhet (sv) c

military: selected reserve unit

Finnish: yksikkö (fi)

Swedish: enhet (sv) c

algebra: element of a ring

Bulgarian: едини́ца (bg) f (ediníca)
Danish: enhed (da) c
Finnish: yksikkö (fi)
Greek: μονάδα (el) f (monáda)
Hungarian: egység (hu)
Icelandic: eind (is) f
Irish: aonad (ga) m
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: enhet (no) m

Norwegian Nynorsk: eining (nn) m

Polish: jedynka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt) f
Romanian: unitate (ro) f
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јединица f

Roman: jedinica (sh) f

geology: volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin

item which may be sold singly

Danish: enhed (da) c
Finnish: yksikkö (fi)
Greek: κομμάτι (el) n (kommáti), τεμάχιο (el) n (temáchio)
Hebrew: יְחִידָה‎ (he) f
Maori: waetahi
Norwegian:
Norwegian Bokmål: enhet (no) m

Norwegian Nynorsk: eining (nn) m

Polish: sztuka (pl) f
Portuguese: unidade (pt) f
Russian: едини́ца (ru) f (jediníca), шту́ка (ru) f (štúka)
Swedish: enhet (sv) c

kilowatt-hour as recorded on an electricity meter — see kilowatt-hour

measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household

Finnish: asunto (fi)

Hebrew: דִּירָה‎ (he) f

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.

Translations to be checked

Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} satuan (id)

Slovak: ^{(please verify)} jednotka f

Adjective[edit]

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
  $Z_{t}=A\sin(\omega t+\theta )$ ,
  
  where $A$ is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and $\theta$ is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the interval $[-\pi ,\pi ]$ independent of $A$ .

Translations[edit]

for each unit

Finnish: (in compounds) yksikkö- (fi)
Indonesian: satuan (id)

Portuguese: unitário (pt)
Swedish: enhets-

mathematical

Finnish: (in compounds) yksikkö- (fi)
Polish: jednostkowy (pl) m

Portuguese: unitário (pt)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

↑ ^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).

Anagrams[edit]

uint