This dimension groups units of measurement by the scientific discipline that mainly uses them. Wikipedia notes that "science, medicine, and engineering often use larger and smaller units of measurement than those used in everyday life." Browsing this way collects every unit used mainly within the same discipline.
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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: unit
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, unit entryQuote, Online Etymology Dictionary, unit entry
1560s, "single number regarded as an undivided whole," an alteration of unity on the basis of digit.
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