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atomicity

  • /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/ UK
  • /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/ US
  • [-ɾə-] US
  • [-ɾi] US

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noun atomicities

  1. countable, uncountable The number of atoms in a molecule.
  2. countable, historical, uncountable Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).

    Similar: valence

  3. countable The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.
  4. uncountable The quality or state of being atomic.

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noun quality or state of being atomic

Españolatomicidad
Françaisatomicité
DeutschAtomizität, Atomarität, Atomigkeit

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"atomicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atomicity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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atomicity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atomicity

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"atomicity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atomicity.

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@misc{atomicity_2026,
  title = {atomicity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atomicity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}