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Unit may refer to:
In mathematics:
1 (number) - the unit number Unit vector, a vector with length equal to 1 Unit circle, the circle with radius equal to 1, centered at the origin Unit interval, the interval of all real numbers between 0 and 1 Imaginary unit, i, whose square is -1 Root of unity, a complex number, a power of which is 1 Unit (ring theory), an element that is invertible with respect to ring multiplication Unit type, a type that allows only one value In category theory, a natural transformation (called the unit) from the identity functor to the composition of two adjoint functors In statistics, a statistical unit is one member of the class of objects being studiedIn science and technology:
Units of measurement, a fundamental quantity of measurement In biochemistry, a unit is the measure of enzyme activitycitation needed Unit of electricity, one kilowatt hour of mains electricity Units conversion by factor-label, a widely used approach for performing Conversion of units Unit (chemical engineering), a unit is a vessel or pipe in a chemical plant (see unit operation)citation needed Units (software), a cross-platform command-line computer program that does unit conversion Functional unit, a component of a computer system such as the CPU In blood transfusion, one unit of blood is equal to one pint Unit of alcohol, 10 millilitres of pure ethanol in the United Kingdom In a 19-inch rack a rack unit is a standard height of 1.75 inches (44 mm) In computer programming, unit testing is a method of testing that verifies the individual units of source code are working properly. In geology, a unit is a volume of rock of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable features that characterize it.In entertainment and the arts:
UNIT - the Unified Intelligence Taskforce in Doctor Who Unit (album), an indie pop album by the Australian band Regurgitator G-Unit, a hip-hop music group The Units, a synthpunk band from San Francisco from 1978 to 1984 The Unit, an American television series Second unit, a team that shoots footage which is of lesser importance for the final motion picture Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation UNIT Post Production, a post production company, based in Soho, London Unit (art collective), a British artists' collective The Tony Rice Unit, an American bluegrass groupIn other uses:
Unit of account, a standard monetary unit of measurement of the market value/cost of goods, services, or assets. Unit (housing), in Australia/New Zealand - a self-contained suite of rooms within a set of similar dwellings A unit, or apartment, can refer to a self-contained section of a building to be rented or otherwise occupied by a party Multiple unit, a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors Military units, including: Unit 101, an Israeli special operations unit Unit 731, a covert medical experiment unit of the Imperial Japanese Army Unit 1391, an Israeli prison facility Strategic business unit In real time strategy games, a unit describes an individual (or squad, depending on the game) infantry or vehicle Peanuts are often referred to as proteine units See also UNITA Subunit This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
