> I'd argue that unit would be just as cryptic as monostate, if you don't know what either is. And if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a bicycle. Of course i

> I'd argue that unit would be just as cryptic as monostate, if you don't know what either is. And if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a bicycle. Of course if there wasn't a standard name for this concept that had been used in the industry for 50+ years (and in theoretical work for over 100) then it wouldn't make any difference what name you used for it. But given that there is a standard name for this concept that has been used in the industry for 50+ years, making up a different name is pretty unfortunate.