Definition/Meaning of unit

• English - Noun: unit ( plural units ) ( sciences ) A standard measure of a quantity . The centimetre is a unit of length . The number one . Short form 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…
• English - Adjective: 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 0201159112, page 9: Consider the following time sequence , where is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the…
• English - Etymology: Formerly unite , a later form of unity ; see unity .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈjuː.nɪt/ Rhymes: -uːnɪt
• English - References: ↑ 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).