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atoms

/ˈatəmz/

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Átomos

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. "

El aire que respiramos está hecho de átomos diminutos como el oxígeno y el nitrógeno.

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Átomos

(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." "

Los antiguos filósofos griegos teorizaron que toda la materia estaba hecha de partículas fundamentales e indivisibles que llamaron "átomos".

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Átomos

The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Examples :

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

Los átomos del aire se mueven constantemente a nuestro alrededor.

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Un hecho fundamental

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. "

Según el atomismo lógico, la observación más simple – "el gato está sobre la estera" – puede verse como construida a partir de átomos de hechos más básicos e irrompibles sobre el gato, la estera y su relación.

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La unidad de tiempo medieval más pequeña

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." "

En la notación musical medieval, el compositor indicaba una pausa muy corta de solo unas pocas unidades de tiempo, apenas perceptible para el oyente.

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Partícula de polvo

A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

Examples :

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

La luz del sol que entraba por la ventana reveló innumerables partículas de polvo bailando en el aire.

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Un poco, pizca

A very small amount; a whit.

Examples :

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

No le importa un comino lo que piensen los demás.

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Átomo

(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. "

En la programación en Lisp, `5`, `x` y `hello` se consideran átomos, mientras que `(1 2 3)` es una lista.

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Átomo

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."

En un diagrama de Venn, un átomo se representa como un área circunscrita por líneas pero no cortada por ninguna línea.

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Átomos

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. "

En la gestión de bases de datos, tratamos los nombres de los estudiantes individuales como átomos porque no los dividimos en conjuntos de datos más pequeños.

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Categoría Atom

(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. "

Mi hijo, un patinador veloz, está emocionado por probar para el equipo de hockey Atom este año.

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