atomic

  1. Adjective.  (context, physics) Of, or relating to atoms.
  2. Adjective.  Of, or employing nuclear energy or processes.
  3. Adjective.  Infinitesimally small.
  4. Adjective.  Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  5. Adjective.  (computing) Said of an operation that is guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all.

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