Definition:Elementary Unit/Examples

Examples of Elementary Units

Elementary units may be:

atoms (of a specified element)

molecules (of a specified substance)

ions (of a specified type)

electrons

photons

and so on.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mole
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): mole