units

Noun

unit (plural units)

1. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
   • 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.]1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface
2. A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
   • The centimetre is a unit of length.

   Synonyms:

   unit of measure, unit of measurement

3. A basic, self-contained component or module that performs a specific function inside a computer system.
4. The number one.
5. An organized group comprising people or equipment.
   • He was a member of a special police unit.
6. A course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill.
   • We're starting a new unit on photosynthesis next week.

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