Definizione monolingua

unit

unit m. (feminine unida, masculine plural units, feminine plural unides)

1. Past participle of unir.

unit (plural units)

1. (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.

   The centimetre is a unit of length.

2. The number one.
   • 1990, William W. S. Wei, Time Series Analysis, ISBN 0201159112, page 9:

     Consider the following time sequence

     Z_t = Asin(?t + ?),

     where A is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and ? is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the interval [ ? ?,?] independent of A.

3. Short form of international unit

   This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.

4. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

   He was a member of a special police unit.

5. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?) (military) A self-contained military organization; usually a battalion, regiment, or naval ship.
6. (military, informal) A member of a military organization.

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

7. (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization^[1].
8. (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force^[1].
9. (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue^[1].
10. (US, military) 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^[1].
11. (algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1_R of a ring.)
12. (geology) 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.
13. (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

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

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

unit (no comparative or superlative)

1. For each unit.

   We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.

2. (mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

   All solutions lie within the unit disc centered at the origin.

Definizione dizionario unit

	unità
	standard measure of a quantity
	A standard measure of a quantity.
	A measurement that specifies in what quantity a product will be sold.

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Altri significati:

(algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1 <sub>'''R'''</sub> of a ring.)

(military) A self-contained military organization; usually a battalion, regiment, or naval ship.

(military, informal) A member of a military organization.

(US, military) 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.

algebraic unit

An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

(sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.

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

item sold singly

organized group comprising people and/or equipment

(commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

member of a larger military group

For each unit.

(US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.

(mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

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

(US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.