atomic

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Synonyms: anomic, atonic, atopic, atoxic, tomic, -tomic, atoic, atomik, atomix

Antonyms: anomic, atonic, atopic, atoxic, tomic, -tomic, atoic, atomik, atomix

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Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|concerning atoms}} {{lb|en|physics|chemistry}} Of or relating to [[atom]]s; composed of atoms; [[monatomic]].
2. {{senseid|en|concerning the nuclei of atoms}} Employing or relating to [[nuclear energy]] or [[process]]es.
3. {{senseid|en|infinitesimally small}} [[infinitesimally|Infinitesimally]] [[small]].
4. {{senseid|en|unatomizable}} Unable to be [[split]] or made any [[smaller]].
5. {{senseid|en|effectively instantaneous in runtime}} {{lb|en|computing|of an operation}} Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running [[synchronous]]ly when called by multiple [[asynchronous]] [[thread]]s.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} An atomic operation.

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