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atoms

/ˈatəmz/

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Atome

The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

Examples :

"The air we breathe is made of tiny atoms like oxygen and nitrogen. "

Die Luft, die wir atmen, besteht aus winzigen Atomen wie Sauerstoff und Stickstoff.

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Atome

(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.

Examples :

"Ancient Greek philosophers theorized that all matter was made of fundamental, indivisible particles they called "atoms." "

Antike griechische Philosophen stellten die Theorie auf, dass alle Materie aus fundamentalen, unteilbaren Teilchen besteht, die sie „Atome“ nannten.

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Atome

The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Examples :

"The atoms of the air are constantly moving around us. "

Die Atome der Luft bewegen sich ständig um uns herum.

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Ein grundlegendes Faktum

In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.

Examples :

"According to logical atomism, the simplest observation – "the cat is on the mat" – can be seen as being built from more basic, unbreakable atoms of fact about the cat and the mat and their relationship. "

Dem logischen Atomismus zufolge kann die einfachste Beobachtung – „die Katze ist auf der Matte“ – als aus grundlegenderen, unzerbrechlichen Faktenatomen über die Katze, die Matte und ihre Beziehung aufgebaut angesehen werden.

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Der kleinste mittelalterliche Zeiteinheit

The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.

Examples :

""In medieval music notation, the composer indicated a very short pause of only a few atoms, barely perceptible to the listener." "

In der mittelalterlichen Musiknotation deutete der Komponist eine sehr kurze Pause von nur wenigen Einheiten an, die für den Zuhörer kaum wahrnehmbar war.

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Staubkorn, Partikel

A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

Examples :

"The sunlight streaming through the window revealed countless atoms of dust dancing in the air. "

Das Sonnenlicht, das durch das Fenster schien, offenbarte unzählige Staubkörner, die in der Luft tanzten.

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Ein bisschen, winzig

A very small amount; a whit.

Examples :

"He doesn't care two atoms about what others think. "

Er kümmert sich einen Dreck darum, was andere denken.

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Atom

(Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.

Examples :

"In Lisp programming, `5`, `x`, and `hello` are all considered atoms, while `(1 2 3)` is a list. "

In der Lisp-Programmierung sind `5`, `x` und `hello` alles Atome, während `(1 2 3)` eine Liste ist.

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Atom

A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it.

Examples :

"In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut by any line."

In einem Venn-Diagramm wird ein Atom als ein Bereich dargestellt, der von Linien umschrieben, aber von keiner Linie geschnitten wird.

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Atome

An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.

Examples :

"In database management, we treat individual student names as atoms because we don't break them down further into smaller sets of data. "

In der Datenbankverwaltung behandeln wir einzelne Studentennamen als Atome, da wir sie nicht weiter in kleinere Datensätze aufteilen.

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Atom-Altersgruppe

(usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.

Examples :

"My son, a speedy skater, is excited to try out for the Atom hockey team this year. "

Mein Sohn, ein schneller Schlittschuhläufer, freut sich darauf, sich dieses Jahr für das Atom-Hockeyteam zu bewerben.

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