unitary
/juːnɪt(ə)ɹi/
noun
- 1
A unitary council.
- 2
A unitary matrix or operator.
adjective
- 1
Having the quality of oneness.
- 2
(of a system of government or administration) That concentrates power in a single body, rather than sharing it with more local bodies.
“a unitary authority”
- 3
(of an algebra) That contains an identity element.
- 4
(of a matrix or operator) Whose inverse is equal to its adjoint.
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