vaheühik
Vaheühik is a term in Estonian that means a subunit or subdivision of a larger unit. It refers to a unit that is used to express quantities more precisely by representing a fixed fraction of a base unit or by serving as a smaller constituent within a measurement system. The concept is common in metrology, finance, and other fields where measurements are divided into smaller, regularly spaced parts.
In practice, vaheühikud are units that partition a base unit by a fixed factor, often a power
Etymologically, vaheühik combines vahe (difference or interval) with ühik (unit), highlighting its role as an intermediate