ATOMICITY

Etymology

Noun

atomicity (countable and uncountable, plural atomicities)

(uncountable) The quality or state of being atomic—of being indivisible.

(chemistry) The number of atoms in a molecule.

(computing) The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.

Source: Wiktionary


At`o*mic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. atomicité.] (Chem.)

Definition: Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See Valence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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