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unit of measurement
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Units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. Any other value of the physical quantity can be expressed as a simple multiple of the unit of measurement.
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unit of measurement
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) unit
(hypernym) definite quantity
(hyponym) measuring unit, measuring block
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unit of measurement
vāhed-e andāzegiri
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