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Meaning of unitary

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

unitary

Pronunciation:/juːnɪt(ə)ɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A unitary council.

  2. A unitary matrix or operator.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having the quality of oneness.

  2. (of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.

    Example: a unitary authority

  3. (of an algebra) That contains an identity element.

  4. (of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.