unit
noun
[ ˈjuːnɪt ]
• an individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.
• "large areas of land made up of smaller units"
Similar:
component,
part,
section,
element,
constituent,
subdivision,
portion,
segment,
module,
item,
member,
ingredient,
factor,
feature,
piece,
fragment,
entity,
whole,
discrete item,
• a device that has a specified function, especially one forming part of a complex mechanism.
• "the gearbox and transmission unit"
• a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed.
• "a unit of measurement"
• the number one.
Origin:
late 16th century (as a mathematical term): from Latin unus, probably suggested by digit.
