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    • unit :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

    • unit :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

    • unit :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

    • unit :a single undivided whole
      • an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another

    • unit :a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
      • units of nucleic acids

    • unit :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

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