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elementary unit

NOUN
building block
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STRONGEST


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In such a case, the letters designating each elementary unit are entered under the columns "Op.," the stop watch is thrown to zero, and started as the man commences to work.

From Shop Management by Taylor, Frederick Winslow

The total number of observations which should be taken of any one elementary unit depends upon its variableness, and also upon its frequency of occurrence in a day's work.

From Shop Management by Taylor, Frederick Winslow