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base unit [′bās ‚yü·nət]
(physics)
One of a small number of units in a system of measurement that are defined, independent of other units, by means of a physical standard; equivalently, a unit of a base quantity. Also known as fundamental unit.


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Its hutch and three base units allow mixing and matching.
Medium-sized carousel dehumidifying dryers include value-priced base units with standard off-the-shelf controllers.
The realized electrical references, however, are not base units in SI, but by convention are based on representational units.
 
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