Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for U'NIT
U'NIT, n. [L. unus, one; unitas, unity.]
- One; a word which denotes a single thing or person; the least whole number. Units are the integral parts of any large number. Watts.
- In mathematics, any known determinate quantity, by the constant repetition of which, any other quantity of the same kind is measured. [See Unity.] D. Olmsted.
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