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atoms

/ˈatəmz/

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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. "

L'air que nous respirons est composé de minuscules atomes comme l'oxygène et l'azote.

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(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." "

Les philosophes grecs anciens ont émis l'hypothèse que toute matière était constituée de particules fondamentales et indivisibles qu'ils appelaient « atomes ».

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The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Examples :

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

Les atomes de l'air se déplacent constamment autour de nous.

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Un fait fondamental

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. "

Selon l'atomisme logique, l'observation la plus simple – « le chat est sur le tapis » – peut être considérée comme étant construite à partir d'atomes de faits plus fondamentaux et indécomposables concernant le chat, le tapis et leur relation.

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La plus petite unité de temps médiévale

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." "

Dans la notation musicale médiévale, le compositeur indiquait une très courte pause de seulement quelques unités de temps, à peine perceptible par l'auditeur.

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Particule de poussière

A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

Examples :

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

La lumière du soleil traversant la fenêtre révélait d'innombrables particules de poussière dansant dans l'air.

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Un peu, un brin

A very small amount; a whit.

Examples :

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

Il se moque éperdument de ce que pensent les autres.

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Atome

(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 programmation Lisp, `5`, `x` et `hello` sont tous des atomes, tandis que `(1 2 3)` est une liste.

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Atome

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."

Dans un diagramme de Venn, un atome est représenté comme une zone circonscrite par des lignes mais non coupée par une ligne.

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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 gestion de bases de données, nous traitons les noms des étudiants individuels comme des atomes car nous ne les décomposons pas en ensembles de données plus petits.

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Catégorie d'âge 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. "

Mon fils, un patineur rapide, est ravi de tenter sa chance pour l'équipe de hockey Atom cette année.

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