Unit - Definition

n 1: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of
measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States
unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change
per unit volume" [syn: unit of measurement, unit]
2: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded
as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the
reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is
a basic linguistic unit"
3: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group;
"the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after
the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" [syn:
unit, social unit]
4: a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be
moved from one brain to another"
5: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition
of something else; "units of nucleic acids" [syn: unit,
building block]
6: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity;
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a
unit" [syn: whole, unit]