base unit
noun
plural base units
: one of a set of fundamental units in a system of measurement that is based on a natural phenomenon or established standard and from which other units may be derived
The base units of the International System of Units are the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela.
compare absolute unit
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The price for the base unit without any storage is $399.99 / £379.99 / €429,99.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Beyond weight capacity and safety, enthusiasts can customize their at-home gym experience with an array of accessories compatible with the base unit.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Bothwell plans to ask the PB Planning Group to send a letter requesting that the city investigate the base unit aspect of the Turquoise project.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
OpenAI charges $15 per million tokens (the base unit of AI data, equivalent to about 1.5 words) of input and $60 per million output tokens, whereas a million input tokens cost Reasoner 8 cents, and a million output tokens just 30 cents.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Its base unit is not the droning chord, but instead the articulated phrase—however serene, this is a music of statements, not mere soundscapes.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
There's also still no way to exit a game and return to the title selection screen short of physically hitting the reset button on the base unit.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2017
The base unit relays the signal to a monitoring agency, where a central computer is programmed to send an alert to agency personnel if a check-in signal is not received when the offender is supposed to be at home.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Beyond weight capacity and safety, enthusiasts can customize their at-home gym experience with an array of accessories compatible with the base unit.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Bothwell plans to ask the PB Planning Group to send a letter requesting that the city investigate the base unit aspect of the Turquoise project.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
OpenAI charges $15 per million tokens (the base unit of AI data, equivalent to about 1.5 words) of input and $60 per million output tokens, whereas a million input tokens cost Reasoner 8 cents, and a million output tokens just 30 cents.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Its base unit is not the droning chord, but instead the articulated phrase—however serene, this is a music of statements, not mere soundscapes.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
There's also still no way to exit a game and return to the title selection screen short of physically hitting the reset button on the base unit.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2017
The base unit relays the signal to a monitoring agency, where a central computer is programmed to send an alert to agency personnel if a check-in signal is not received when the offender is supposed to be at home.
—Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
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“Base unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20unit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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