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elementary
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adjective
(= simple, uncomplicated)
easy and not involved or complicated
an elementary problem in statistics
elementary, my dear Watson
a simple game
found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
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adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education
the elementary grades
elementary teachers
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adjective
of or being the essential or basic part
an elementary need for love and nurturing
unit
Noun
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One of a measure of something; the amount of something that is counted as "one".
Measure five units to the left.
$4 is the unit price.
A pound is a useful unit for thinking about amounts of butter.
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Form of measurement.
I prefer metric units.
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Item, used when no other word for something exists.
He set up the A/C unit.