per unit

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Reuters reported that the Pentagon eventually agreed to SpaceX’s proposed price increase, nearly doubling the cost of each drone, which initially cost the U.S. some $30,000 per unit.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The research found "an increase of nitrogen could correspond to an approximately 90% decrease in the abundance of life per unit of available habitat area".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The move is aimed at lowering cost per unit while still providing room for future capacity expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

With a roughly $0.40 increase per unit of nitrogen, the cost adds up quickly.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Then there appeared to be less common sources per unit volume of space for the nearby sources than for the distant ones.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking