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

It is suggested that aether and electricity are one and the same medium, both being a form of matter, and both possessing exactly the same properties, viz. atomicity, weight, density, elasticity, inertia, and compressibility.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

According to the view we have taken, atomicity corresponds to complexity of atomic arrangement, and the elements of high atomicity consist of more vortex rings than those whose atomicity is low.”

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

Now what is Dr. Larmor's opinion as to the atomicity of electricity?

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