atomicity

American  

[at-uh-mis-i-tee] / ˌæt əˈmɪs ɪ ti /

noun

Chemistry.

1. the number of atoms in a molecule of a gas.

2. valence.

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atomicity British  

/ ˌætəˈmɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being made up of atoms

2. the number of atoms in the molecules of an element

3. a less common name for valency

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Etymology

Origin of atomicity

First recorded in 1860–65; atomic + -ity

Example Sentences

For MySQL environments, this eliminates the need to provide atomicity via a double write buffer.

From Forbes • Jun. 17, 2014

Therefore, if Aether is matter, then its fundamental qualities must be those which belong to and are associated with all matter, those qualities being atomicity, gravity, density, elasticity, inertia, and compressibility.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

So that the most recent researches into electricity confirm and establish the atomicity of the Aether.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

It is, at least to my mind, difficult to conceive of mass without weight or without atomicity, and yet that is the unphilosophical position of the present state of science in relation to the Aether.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

It will be shown that Clerk Maxwell also definitely affirms the atomicity of the aether, while Tyndall and Huyghens also use the term “particles of aether” over and over again.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George