What is the unit in math?

Used to show the "ones" place value (units, tens, hundreds, etc) Example: 327 has three hundreds, two tens and 7 units. (Can also mean "Unit of Measurement") See: Unit of Measurement. read more

Units of Measurement are "standardized", meaning that there is a well-defined standard way to measure 1 of them. Example: For many years (1889 to 1960) there was the International Prototype Metre bar to show people exactly what 1 meter was. read more

beginners: a unit is a basic counting element (the number 1) in positional notation (the type of numbers we normally use) the number that is the the right in an integer represents the 'units'. For example: in the number 254, there are four 'units', five 'tens' and two 'hundreds'. read more

Quick Answer. A unit rate in math is the expression of a rate in a quantity of one. For example, 60 miles per hour represents a commonly used unit rate. read more