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carnegie unit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
carnegie u-nit
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard measure of academic credit, based on the amount of time spent in class, rather than the mastery of the material, representing 120 hours of instructional contact time over the course of a year.

American usage

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Carnegie unit.

Etymology

Used since 1906. Derives from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was itself named after Andrew Carnegie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Carnegie units (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

student hour

Questions

What does carnegie unit mean?
A standard measure of academic credit, based on the amount of time spent in class, rather than the mastery of the material, representing 120 hours of instructional contact time over the course of a year.
Where does carnegie unit come from?
Used since 1906. Derives from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was itself named after Andrew Carnegie.

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