fundamental unit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A token is the fundamental unit of data used to process a query and produce a response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
It calls attention to the line as a fundamental unit, which in some sense always stands alone — the next line could always be anything.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Underlying these conceptual frameworks is the recognition that the fundamental unit of the theater isn’t the performer alone but the performer in physical proximity to an audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2020
The offensive line, full of four Division I-caliber returners, is the most fundamental unit you’ll find in Montgomery County.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2017
Two centuries later, his "cells" turned out to be the fundamental unit of all life.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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