absolute units

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• absolute units — plural noun Those derived directly from fundamental units and not based on arbitrary numerical definitions • • • Main Entry: ↑absolute …   Useful english dictionary

• absolute units — Units derived directly from the fundamental units of a system and not based on arbitrary numerical definitions. The differences between absolute and international units were small; both are now superseded by the definitions of SI units …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• absolute — /ˈæbsəlut / (say absuhlooht) adjective 1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: *He enjoyed, as always, the absolute quiet of the little garden house after the buzz and jangle of the city –c.j. koch, 1978. 2. not mixed; pure. 3. free from… …  

• absolute system — noun : a system of physical units (as cgs units) based on a unit of force independent of the value of acceleration of gravity * * * absolute system, a system of absolute units …   Useful english dictionary

• absolute instrument — An instrument which measures a quantity directly in absolute units, without the necessity for previous calibration …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• absolute ohm — absolute ohm, a measure of the resistance of a conductor based on electromagnetic units of the centimeter gram second system, equal to 109 abohms …   Useful english dictionary

• absolute unit — absolute unit, a unit defined directly in terms of the fundamental units of mass, length, and time, as opposed to relative measurements …   Useful english dictionary

• Absolute advantage — The principle of comparative advantage , generally attributed to David Ricardo in his 1817 Principles of Political Economy and Taxation extends the range of possible mutually beneficial exchanges. It is not necessary to have an absolute advantage …   Wikipedia

• absolute — absoluteness, n. /ab seuh looht , ab seuh looht /, adj. 1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty. 2. not mixed or adulterated; pure: absolute alcohol. 3. complete; outright: an absolute lie; an absolute denial. 4. free from… …   Universalium

• absolute — ab•so•lute [[t]ˈæb səˌlut, ˌæb səˈlut[/t]] adj. 1) being fully or perfectly as indicated; complete; perfect 2) free from restriction, limitation, or exception: absolute power; absolute freedom[/ex] 3) outright; unqualified: an absolute lie; an… …   From formal English to slang

• absolute — adjective Etymology: Middle English absolut, from Anglo French, from Latin absolutus, from past participle of absolvere to set free, absolve Date: 14th century 1. a. free from imperfection ; perfect < it is a most absolute and …   New Collegiate Dictionary