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units

/ˈjuːnɪts/ /ˈjuːnɪts/

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noun

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed 5000 units of vitamin D to help improve my bone health. "

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Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.

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"The recipe calls for three units of butter. "

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A standard measure of a quantity.

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"The centimetre is a unit of length."

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The number one.

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"The math test included questions where students had to treat imaginary numbers as if they were units. "

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An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

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"He was a member of a special police unit."

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A member of a military organization.

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"The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)"

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Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.

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"During the army exercise, the different units practiced coordinating their movements on the battlefield. "

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An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.

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"In the city's emergency response task force, the units specializing in search and rescue were immediately deployed to the disaster area. "

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A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.

Examples :

"The school cafeteria sells milk in individual units, each containing one cup. "

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noun

Examples :

"During the national emergency exercise, the Reserve units, fully equipped and trained, were activated to reinforce the active duty forces at the port. "

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The identity element, neutral element.

Examples :

"Zero is the unit for addition; adding zero to any number doesn't change it. "

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An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.

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"In this mathematical system, only 1 and -1 are considered units because they are the only numbers that, when multiplied by another number in the system, result in 1. "

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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.

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"The building manager decided that each apartment would have its own separate electricity and water meters, so they could measure the resource consumption in individual units. "

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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.

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"The geological survey identified three distinct units in the canyon wall, each representing a different period based on its unique rock composition and fossil types. "

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An item which may be sold singly.

Examples :

"We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month."

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A unit of alcohol.

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"The doctor advised him to drink no more than two units of alcohol per day. "

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One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).

Examples :

"Our electricity bill shows we used 500 units this month. "

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Examples :

"The new apartment complex has 200 housing units available for rent. "

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A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.

Examples :

"The antique dealer estimated the James I gold coin was worth at least ten units, based on its condition and rarity. "

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Examples :

"Each student must complete three reading units this semester. "

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A physically large person.

Examples :

"The basketball team needed some units to defend against the other team's strong players. "

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