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Definition of Unit
Unit

A single thing or person.

The least whole number; one.

A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings.

Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind.

A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole.

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Unit Quotations

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The family was not only the social unit, but also the unit of government.
Charles Eastman

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
George S. Patton

The life of states cannot, any more than the life of individuals, be conditioned by the force and the will of a unit, however powerful, but by the consensus of a group, which must one day include all states.
Lester B. Pearson

We don't have the family organization the way we used to. My father lives with us because we have the room. The greatest of all opportunities for our children is a complete family unit.
Dixie Carter

Unit Translations

unit in Danish is enhed, ener
unit in Dutch is eenheid, unit
unit in Italian is meccanismo, elemento, semplice
unit in Portuguese is unidade
unit in Spanish is utensilo
unit in Swedish is enhet


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