This dimension names the person or place a specific unit of measurement was named after. Wikipedia notes that a unit of measurement is "a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law," a convention that in many cases takes the name of the scientist who first defined it. Browsing this way collects every unit named after the same person or place.
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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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