Definition of ATOMIC

atomic

Meanings

Plural: atomics

Adjective

  • of or relating to or comprising atoms
    • "atomic structure"
    • "atomic hydrogen"
  • (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
    • "atomic bombs"

Adjective Satellite

  • immeasurably small

Adj

  • Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
  • Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
  • Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
  • Very strong and overpowering.
  • Infinitesimally small.
  • Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  • Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
  • Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  • Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
  • Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  • Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
  • Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  • Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.

Noun

  • An atomic operation.

Origin / Etymology

From atom + -ic.

Scrabble Score: 10

atomic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
atomic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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