unitary

Plural: unitaries

Adjective

• Relating to or characterized by a single, unified entity.
• relating to or characterized by or aiming toward unity
  • "the unitary principles of nationalism"
  • "a unitary movement in politics"
• of or pertaining to or involving the use of units
  • "a unitary method was applied"
  • "established a unitary distance on which to base subsequent calculations"
• characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is held by one central authority
  • "a unitary as opposed to a federal form of government"

Adjective Satellite

• having the indivisible character of a unit
  • "a unitary action"

Adj

• Having the quality of oneness.
• That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
• That contains an identity element.
• Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.

Noun

• A unitary council.
• A unitary matrix or operator.

Examples

• a unitary authority
• a unitary state
• The UNITARY approach to board control proved effective in blocking opponents.

Synonyms

one, unital

Antonyms

federal, confederal

Related Words

singular, unionized, unitarian, unitarily, unitariness, unitarity, united, unitise, unitize

Anagrams of unitary