Unitary
['juːnɪt(ə)rɪ] or ['junətɛri]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority; 'a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government' .
(adj.) of or pertaining to or involving the use of units; 'a unitary method was applied'; 'established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations' .
(adj.) relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity; 'the unitary principles of nationalism'; 'a unitary movement in politics' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity; as, the unitary method in arithmetic.
(a.) Of the nature of a unit; not divided; united.
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Examples
- Its great interest for the history of thought lies in the fact that it is the result of seeking the constant in the variable, the unitary principle in the multiple phenomena of nature. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mo reover, the electrical theory of matter lends support to the hypothesis that there is a fundamental unitary element underlying all the so-called elements. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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