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.

---

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

---

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 comes to this: All compounds which you can explain on your views of atomicity are atomic, and all that you cannot thus explain are molecular.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 by Various

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

Dr. Larmor in his work indicates that electricity has an atomic basis, and further states that “the atomicity of electricity is coming within the scope of direct experiment.”

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George

Now the question suggests itself to our mind, as to what effect the atomicity of the Aether has upon the undulatory theory of light.

From Aether and Gravitation by Hooper, William George