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unitary

/juːnɪt(ə)ɹi/

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noun

A unitary council.

Examples :

"The new unitary council will be responsible for all services in the county, from schools to road maintenance. "

politics government

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noun

A unitary matrix or operator.

Examples :

"The professor explained that a rotation matrix in quantum mechanics must be unitary. "

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adjective

Having the quality of oneness.

Examples :

"The team functioned as a unitary whole, each member contributing to a single, shared goal. "

philosophy quality

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adjective

(of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.

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"a unitary authority"

politics government state organization system

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adjective

(of an algebra) That contains an identity element.

Examples :

"In abstract algebra, a unitary ring is one that always includes a '1', which acts like a neutral identity element, like multiplying any number by 1 and getting that same number back. "

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adjective

(of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.

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"The unitary matrix used to rotate the image in the computer graphics program perfectly preserved the shapes. "