Unit vs Article - What's the difference?

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Unit is a related term of article.

As verbs the difference between unit and article

is that unit is while article is to bind by articles of apprenticeship.

As a noun article is

a part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.

unit

English

(Unit)

Noun

(en noun)

(sciences) A standard measure of a quantity.

The centimetre is a unit of length.

The number one.

This pill provides 500 units of Vitamin E.

An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

He was a member of a special police unit .

(military, informal) A member of a military organization.

The fifth tank brigade moved in with 20 units .'' (''i.e., 20 tanks )

(US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organizationJoint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006). .

(US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.

(US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued or used. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.

(US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.

(algebra) An element of a ring having a multiplicative inverse. (Formerly just the identity element 1_R of a ring.)

(geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.

(commerce) An item which may be sold singly.

We shipped nearly twice as many units this month as last month.

(UK, electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).

(Australia, New Zealand) a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household, an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.

(historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.

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Synonyms

* (identity element) identity element, unit element

Adjective

(-)

For each unit.

We have to keep our unit costs down if we want to make a profit.

(mathematics) Having a size or magnitude of one.

* 1990 , William W. S. Wei, Time Series Analysis , ISBN 0201159112, page 9:

Consider the following time sequence

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Z_t=A\sin(\omega t+\theta)

where $A$ is a random variable with a zero mean and a unit variance and $\theta$ is a random variable with a uniform distribution on the interval $[-\pi,\pi]$ independent of $A$ .

Derived terms

* construction unit * tractor unit * unit aircraft * unitality * unit cost * unit combat readiness * unit commitment status * unit designation list

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article

English

Noun

(en noun)

A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.

* Paley

upon each article of human duty

* Habington

each article of time

* E. Darwin

the articles which compose the blood

A story, report, or opinion piece in a newspaper, magazine, journal, etc.

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, author=Lee A. Groat, volume=100, issue=2, page=128, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Gemstones , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are

A member of a group or class

An object.

* , chapter=12

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}

(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a'', ''an'', or ''the'' in English). In some languages the article''' may appear as an ending (e.g. definite ' article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.

(derogatory) A person.

* {{quote-news, 2001, August 4, Lynne Walker, Classical: Musical portrait of the artist as a young man, The Independent citation

, passage="You dateless article ," stormed his father, leaving Bennett to realise in his laconic way that he was, and probably always would be, a disappointment to Dad.}}

A wench. A prime article = A handsome girl.

(dated) Subject matter; concern.

* Addison

a very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding

* Daniel Defoe

This last article will hardly be believed.

(dated) A distinct part.

(obsolete) A precise point in time; a moment.

* Evelyn

This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.

Derived terms

* charticle * listicle * definite article * indefinite article

Verb

(articl)

To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

to article an apprentice to a mechanic

* 1876 , Sabine Baring-Gould, The Vicar of Morwenstow ,

When the boy left school at Liskeard, he was articled to a lawyer, Mr. Jacobson, at Plymouth, a wealthy man in good practice, first cousin to his mother; but this sort of profession did not at all approve itself to Robert's taste, and he only remained with Mr. Jacobson a few months.

(obsolete) To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

* 1665 , Samuel Pepys, Diary ,

At noon dined alone with Sir W. Batten, where great discourse of Sir W. Pen, Sir W. Batten being, I perceive, quite out of love with him, thinking him too great and too high, and began to talk that the world do question his courage, upon which I told him plainly I have been told that he was articled against for it, and that Sir H. Vane was his great friend therein.

* Stat. 33 Geo. III

He shall be articled against in the high court of admiralty.

To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

* Jeremy Taylor

If all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.

Derived terms

* articled clerk

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