We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.
(not-comparable) Having a size or magnitude of one.
Consider the following time sequence
Z#95;t#61;A#92;sin(#92;omegat#43;#92;theta),
where A is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and #92;theta is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the interval #91;-#92;pi,#92;pi#93; independent of A. 1990, William W. S. Wei, Time Series Analysis, →ISBN, page 9:
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sv enhets- (for each unit) · pt unitário (mathematical) · bg единичен (for each unit) · ru единичный (for each unit) · fi yksikkö- (for each unit) · fi yksikkö- (mathematical) · pl jednostkowy (mathematical) · pt unitário (for each unit) · id satuan (for each unit)
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
A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
The centimetre is a unit of length.
The pound sterling is a unit of currency.
A basic, self-contained component or module that performs a specific function inside a computer system.
The number one.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of international unit.
An organized group comprising people or equipment.
He was a member of a special police unit.
A course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill.
We're starting a new unit on photosynthesis next week.
(informal) A member of a military organization.
The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units. (i.e., 20 tanks)
An item which may be sold singly.
We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.
(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, US) Any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.
This air-conditioner is the most efficient unit we sell.
A structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
(Australia, New-Zealand, US) 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.
The new apartment complex will have 50 units.
A quantity of approximately 517 milliliters (1.1 U.S. pints) of blood.
(US) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
(US) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
(US) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed.
(US) 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.
The identity element, the neutral element.
An element 𝑒 of 𝑆 such that 𝑒𝑥 = 𝑥 = 𝑥𝑒 for all 𝑥 ∈ 𝑆 is called a unit element. (When the law of composition is written additively, the unit element is denoted by 0, and is called a zero element.) 2005, Serge Lang, Algebra, 3rd edition, Springer, →ISBN, page 3:
An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
Let 𝐴 be an arbitrary integral domain. We say that an element 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴 is invertible or is a unit of 𝐴 if it has an inverse in 𝐴; in ℤ the units are ±1, […] 1990, A. I. Kostrikin, I. R. Shafarevich, editors, Algebra I, Springer, →ISBN, page 22:
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.
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.
For example, the Moenkopi Formation was named for the small settlement of Moenkopi, Arizona where the formation was first defined as being a separate unit from the rocks above and beneath it. 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
(UK) A unit of alcohol.
(UK) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
(historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
A work unit.
(Australia, UK, slang) A physically large person.
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." 2018 December 11, “Aylesbury goalkeeper, 14, dies after match injury”, in BBC News:
(US, slang, vulgar) A penis, especially a large one.
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es unidad (course or section of a curriculum) · bg поделение (military: military element with prescribed structure) · ru подразделе́ние (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · fi yksikkö (standard measure of a quantity) · de Einheit (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · he יְחִידָה (item which may be sold singly) · fr unité (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · mi waeine (standard measure of a quantity) · pl jednostka (standard measure of a quantity) · be адзі́нка (standard measure of a quantity) · el μονάδα (algebra: element of a ring) · pl jednostka (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · nn eining (algebra: element of a ring) · eo unito (standard measure of a quantity) · hu egység (standard measure of a quantity) · pt unidade (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · yue 單位 /单位 (standard measure of a quantity) · pl jednostka (member of a military organization) · nl eenheid (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · ja 部隊 (member of a military organization) · sv enhet (military: selected reserve unit) · cmn 單位 /单位 (standard measure of a quantity) · ko 단위 (standard measure of a quantity) · nb enhet (item which may be sold singly) · ast unidá (standard measure of a quantity) · sl enota (standard measure of a quantity) · cs jednotka (member of a military organization) · sh јединица (member of a military organization) · nb enhet (standard measure of a quantity) · nl eenheid (standard measure of a quantity) · sq njësi (standard measure of a quantity) · da enhed (item which may be sold singly) · hi टुकड़ी (military: subdivision in a task force) · it unità (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · hi दल (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · ja 単位 (standard measure of a quantity) · uk одини́ця (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · ru шту́ка (item which may be sold singly) · pt unidade (number one) · fi yksikkö (military: military element with prescribed structure) · tr birim (standard measure of a quantity) · ms unit (standard measure of a quantity) · gl unidade (standard measure of a quantity) · mr एकक (standard measure of a quantity) · bg подразделение (military: subdivision in a task force) · de Einheit (standard measure of a quantity) · hi प्रथम (number one) · vi đơn vị (standard measure of a quantity) · uk одини́ця (standard measure of a quantity) · ru едини́ца (standard measure of a quantity) · id satuan (military: military element with prescribed structure) · nb enhet (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · fr unité (course or section of a curriculum) · cs jednotka (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · nl eenheid (member of a military organization) · ro unitate (member of a military organization) · fi yksikkö (member of a military organization) · fr unité (number one) · ro unitate (algebra: element of a ring) · ba берәмек (standard measure of a quantity) · sv enhet (standard measure of a quantity) · pt unidade (item which may be sold singly) · bg единица (number one) · pl jedność (number one) · hy միավոր (standard measure of a quantity) · tr birim (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · sh jedinica (standard measure of a quantity) · mi kotahi (number one) · et üksus (member of a military organization) · lo ໜ່ວຍ (standard measure of a quantity) · el τεμάχιο (item which may be sold singly) · el συγκρότημα (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · kmr yekîne (standard measure of a quantity) · mk единица (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · eo unuo (standard measure of a quantity) · ca unitat (standard measure of a quantity) · sh јединица (standard measure of a quantity) · fi ykkönen (number one) · mk единица (standard measure of a quantity) · sh јединица (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · nb enhet (algebra: element of a ring) · pt unidade (member of a military organization) · cs jednotka (standard measure of a quantity) · ba берәмек (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · fi yksikkö (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · el μονάδα (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · sk jednotka (standard measure of a quantity) · el μονάδα (standard measure of a quantity) · kmr yeke (standard measure of a quantity) · ru едини́ца (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · lv vienība (standard measure of a quantity) · sv enhet (military: standard or basic quantity) · fr unité (standard measure of a quantity) · th หน่วย (standard measure of a quantity) · ms satuan (standard measure of a quantity) · pl sztuka (item which may be sold singly) · pl jedynka (algebra: element of a ring) · ru едини́ца (member of a military organization) · pt unidade (standard measure of a quantity) · hu egység (algebra: element of a ring) · tl yunit (standard measure of a quantity) · ga aonad (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · he אַחַת (number one) · et ühik (standard measure of a quantity) · nn eining (standard measure of a quantity) · es unidad (standard measure of a quantity) · sl enota (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · he דִּירָה (measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household) · id satuan (military: subdivision in a task force) · fi yksikkö (item which may be sold singly) · ga aonad (algebra: element of a ring) · el μονάδα (member of a military organization) · bg едини́ца (algebra: element of a ring) · cmn 部件 (organized group comprising people and/or equipment) · he אֳָחָד (number one) · mi waetahi (item which may be sold singly) · ckb یەکە (standard measure of a quantity)