unitary
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- adjective
- /ˈjuːnɪˌtɛri/
- Specialized
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unitario
- The committee established a unitary framework for evaluating the various projects to facilitate clearer comparisons.
- unitary counting
- unitary transformation
- unitary strategy
Examples
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Education was the only demographic characteristic related to the unitary measure of motivation.
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We need more unitary or single forms of relief and jurisdiction to handle the problem on a competitive basis.
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Wilson favored the unitary executive, citing the experience of the several states.
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The first stage was designed to help Carl master unitary counting strategies by introducing small-number problems that allowed him to count by ones.
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The state claimed that the district had achieved unitary status relevant to compensatory educational programs for which the state was financially obligated.
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Gerry's proposal came amidst a larger discussion of whether the national Executive should be a unitary office or a multiperson body.
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Missionary orders employed a single taxonomy to evaluate peoples throughout the world and a unitary strategy to acculturate target populations.
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In a related vein, Phillips (1993) suggested that it is misleading to discuss boredom as a unitary construct.
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The researchers developed a unitary scale to accurately measure the participants' responses in the study.
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For the experiment, they agreed on a unitary method of calculation to ensure consistency across all trials.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unitary comes from the Latin root uni- meaning 'one' and the common word unit, which is a single measure. So a unitary method is one that uses a single unit or standard for measuring or calculating things.