Carnegie unit

noun

Car·​ne·​gie unit

ˈkärnəgē-,

-ȧn- also (ˈ)kär¦negē-,

or -ȧ¦n- or kə(r)ˈn-

: the credit given for the successful completion of a year's study of one subject in a secondary school

called also unit

Word History

Etymology

so called from the fact that it was first defined by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, founded by Andrew Carnegie

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