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Unit may refer to:
General measurement
Unit of measurement , a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law
Science and technology
Physical sciences
Chemistry and medicine
Mathematics
Unit number, the number
1
Unit,
identity element
Unit (ring theory) , an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication
Unit, a
tuple of length 0; an empty tuple
Statistical unit , a data point on which statistical analysis is performed
Unit angle , a full turn equal to an angle of 1
Unit circle , a circle with a radius of length 1
Unit cube , a cube with sides of length 1
Unit fraction , a reciprocal of a positive integer
Unit imaginary number , square root of negative 1
(
−
1
)
{\displaystyle ({\sqrt {-1}})}
Unit impulse , an impulse of height 1
Unit interval , an interval of distance 1
Unit matrix , a diagonal matrix such that all elements on the main diagonal are 1 and all the others are zero
Unit round-off , an upper bound on the relative error due to rounding in floating point
Unit set , a singleton, a set with exactly 1 element
Unit sphere , a sphere with a radius of length 1
Unit square , a square with sides of length 1
Unit vector , a vector with length equal to 1
Unit type , a type allowing only one value in type theory
Computing
Central processing unit , the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program
GNU Units , a software program for unit conversion
Rack unit , a unit of measure most commonly used to define the size of certain computing equipment
Unit testing , a method by which individual units of source code are tested
Business
Stock keeping unit , a discrete inventory management construct
Strategic business unit , a profit center which focuses on product offering and market segment
Unit of account , a monetary unit of measurement
Unit coin , a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization's insignia or emblem
Work unit , the name given to a place of employment in the People's Republic of China
Military
Active service unit , the former Provisional Irish Republican Army cell
Military unit , an homogeneous military organization whose administrative and command functions are self-contained
Sayeret Matkal (The Unit), the Israeli special forces unit
Arts and entertainment
UNIT , a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series Doctor Who
Unit of action , a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation
Music
Television
Other uses
Unit of alcohol , a measure of the volume of pure ethanol in an alcoholic beverage
Unit (housing) , a self-contained suite of rooms within a set of similar dwellings
Unit,
course credit at a school or other educational institution
Multiple unit , self-propelled train carriage capable of coupling other units of the same type
Head unit , a component of a stereo system mounted inside of a vehicle
Unit (Cristian Fleming) (born 1974), electronic musician based in New York City
Unit (Norway) , a government directorate
See also
Topics referred to by the same term