compound unit
What compound unit means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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A unit that combines two measures, such as miles per hour, pounds per hour or pounds per kilogram.
A unit built from two other measures, where the unit itself tells you which division to do.
A unit that combines two or more measures, so its value is a rate.
Topics that use compound unit
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (AQA GCSE)
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- compound interest
- Compound Measure
- constant of proportionality
- Density
- direct proportion
- equality of ratios
- inverse proportion
- Multiplier
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