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  • 51unit — 1. One; a single person or thing. 2. A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplications or fractions of which a scale or system is formed. 3. A group of persons or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or… …

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  • 52unit of account — The type or size of packing in which the goods are sold, for example packets of 20 cigarettes. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * unit of account ˌunit of acˈcount noun units of account PLURALFORM [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING the unit of money used …

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  • 53Unit operation — In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. For example in milk processing, homogenization, pasteurization, chilling, and packaging are each unit operations which are connected to create the overall… …

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  • 54unit */*/*/ — UK [ˈjuːnɪt] / US [ˈjunɪt] noun [countable] Word forms unit : singular unit plural units 1) a) an individual thing that is part of something larger The sen is the smallest unit of Malaysian currency. b) one of the parts that an educational book… …

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  • 55Unit square — The unit square is a square with all of the side lengths equalling 1.In the real planeIn a Cartesian coordinate system with coordinates ( x , y ) the unit square is defined as the square consisting of the points where both x and y lie in the unit …

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  • 56Unit (housing) — A unit is a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household. In common speech in Australia and New Zealand, the word unit , when referring to housing, usually means either: an apartment, (where a group of apartments is… …

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  • 57unit — u|nit W3 [ˈju:nıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(group)¦ 2¦(measuring)¦ 3¦(part)¦ 4¦(part of a book)¦ 5¦(product)¦ 6¦(part of a machine)¦ 7¦(furniture)¦ 8¦(apartment)¦ 9¦(school/university)¦ …

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  • 58unit — u|nit [ junıt ] noun count *** ▸ 1 individual thing ▸ 2 part of organization ▸ 3 quantity for measuring ▸ 4 small machine ▸ 5 whole number under 10 1. ) an individual thing that is part of a larger group: ITEM: The sen is the smallest unit of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 59Unit of length — A unit of length is a way of measuring length or distance.Common units of length in the International System of Units (SI) are: * metre and its multiples, such as centimetre or kilometre Non SI units of length include: * fermi (fm) (= 1… …

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  • 60UNIT dating controversy — The UNIT dating controversy is an ongoing debate in Doctor Who fandom, concerning exactly when the stories featuring the fictional military organization known as United Nations Intelligence Taskforce or more recently as the Unified Intelligence… …

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