unit of measurement

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unit of measurement (plural units of measurement)

Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; a unit of measure.

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A basis point is a financial unit of measurement used to describe the magnitude of percent change in a variable. Source: Internet

According to Benford's law, the probability that the first decimal-digit of an item in the data sample is d (from 1 to 9) equals log 10 (d + 1) − log 10 (d), regardless of the unit of measurement. Source: Internet

A Kuai is not a token and it is not a cryptocurrency, it is the unit of measurement of the staking capacity of a license to operate the software, for 1,000 days. Source: Internet

As a humorous tribute to Sagan and his association with the catchphrase "billions and billions", a mainsagan has been defined as a unit of measurement equivalent to a very large number of anything. citation Jargon File 4.2.0. Source: Internet

Garland Science (2002) pg. 342 ISBN 0-8153-3218-1 The unit of measurement is the Svedberg unit, a measure of the rate of sedimentation in centrifugation rather than size. Source: Internet

For example, in "three shelves of books", "shelves" is used as a unit of measurement. Source: Internet

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