whole
unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
| arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers |
logic programming
logic programing | creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically |
booster booster rocket
booster unit
takeoff booster
takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
Bunker Buster
Guided Bomb Unit-
GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit
CPU
C.P.U.
central processor
processor
mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
| gate logic gate | a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs |
| logic element | an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation |
loudspeaker
speaker
speaker unit
loudspeaker system
speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
round unit of ammunition
one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device
semiconductor unit
semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
visual display unit
VDU | (British) British term for video display |
| wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
| unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
| logic | reasoned and reasonable judgment, it made a certain kind of logic |
logic logical system
system of logic | a system of reasoning |
| Aristotelian logic | the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages |
| unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
| logic | the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation, economic logic requires it, by the logic of war |
| arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations |
arithmetic mean
first moment
expectation expected value | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
| logic | the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations |
| logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference |
symbolic logic
mathematical logic
formal logic | any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity |
Boolean logic
Boolean algebra | a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole, used in computers |
propositional logic
propositional calculus | a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them |
| modal logic | a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts |
| alethic logic | the modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency |
| deontic logic | the modal logic of obligation and permissibility |
| epistemic logic | the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance |
| doxastic logic | the modal logic of belief and disbelief |
| fuzzy logic | a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between
and |
| modal logic | the logical study of necessity and possibility |
language unit
linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
logic diagram
logical diagram | a graphical representation of a program using formal logic |
logic bomb
slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
Prolog
logic programing
logic programming | a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing |
metrical foot
foot
metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
family
family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
unit investment trust
unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
administrative unit
administrative body | a unit with administrative responsibilities |
| coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
neonatal intensive care unit
NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit
ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
unit
social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
| army unit | a military unit that is part of an army |
| naval unit | a military unit that is part of a navy |
| air unit | a military unit that is part of the airforce |
military unit
military force
military group
force | a unit that is part of some military service, he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men |
paramilitary
paramilitary force
paramilitary unit
paramilitary organization
paramilitary organisation | a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) |