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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

atom A value that cannot be decomposed further. In LISP an atom is a representation of an arbitrary string of characters or the special atom NIL, i.e. nothing. The word is also used as a predicate in LISP-like languages to determine whether an arbitrary value is or is not an atom:

(atom (cons(h, t)))

always yields FALSE but

(atom, NIL)

and

(atom, “word”)

evaluate to TRUE.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

atom †body so small as to be incapable of division XVI; supposed ultimate particle of matter XVII; hence in mod. physics and chem. XIX. — (O)F. atome — L. atomus — Gr. átomos, sb. use of adj. ‘indivisible’, f. A-4 + *tom- (cf. -TOMY).
Hence atomic XVII. — modL.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

at·om / ˈatəm/ • n. the basic unit of a chemical element. ∎ such particles as a source of nuclear energy: the power of the atom. ∎ an extremely small amount of a thing or quality: I shall not have one atom of strength left.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

atom (at-ŏm) n. the smallest constituent of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction. An atom consists of a positively charged nucleus with negatively charged electrons orbiting around it.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

atom •hansom, ransom, Ransome, transom •Wrexham • sensum • Epsom • jetsam •lissom • winsome • gypsum • alyssum •blossom, opossum, possum •flotsam • awesome • balsam • Folsom •noisome • twosome •fulsome • buxom • Hilversum •irksome • Gresham • meerschaum •petersham • nasturtium •atom, Euratom •factum •bantam, phantom •sanctum •desideratum, erratum, post-partum, stratum •substratum • rectum • momentum •septum •datum, petrolatum, pomatum, Tatum, ultimatum •arboretum • dictum • symptom •ad infinitum •bottom, rock-bottom •quantum •autumn, postmortem •factotum, Gotham, scrotum, teetotum, totem •sputum •accustom, custom •diatom • anthem • Bentham • Botham •fathom • rhythm • biorhythm •algorithm • logarithm • sempervivum •ovum • William

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