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atom

/ˈatəm/

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noun

原子

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 :

"A single atom of gold is too small to see with the naked eye. "

一个金原子太小了，肉眼根本无法看到。

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原子，微粒。

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

Examples :

"Ancient Greek philosophers believed that everything, even water, was made of tiny, indivisible atoms. "

古希腊哲学家认为，包括水在内的一切事物，都是由微小且不可分割的原子构成的。

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原子, 粒子

The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Examples :

"A single grain of sand is made up of many atoms. "

一粒沙子由许多原子构成。

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原子事实，基本事实

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

Examples :

"The success of the project was an atom of truth, a fundamental piece of evidence that couldn't be further divided into smaller parts. "

这个项目的成功是一个原子事实，是一个无法再分割的基本证据。

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瞬间，刹那

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

Examples :

"The history teacher explained that the atom, a unit of time, was used in medieval calendars to mark the passage of time. "

历史老师解释说，在中世纪的日历中，人们会使用“瞬间 (shùnjiān)”这种时间单位来记录时间的流逝，这里的“瞬间”指的是很短的时间，大约是十五分之九十四秒。

time unit history

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原子, 尘埃

A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

Examples :

"The tiny atom of dust danced in the sunbeam filtering through the window. "

一粒微小的尘埃原子在透过窗户的阳光中舞动。

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一点儿，丝毫

A very small amount; a whit.

Examples :

"He only needed a tiny atom of courage to ask his teacher for help. "

他只需要鼓起一点点勇气，就敢向老师寻求帮助了。

amount part thing

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原子, 标量值

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

Examples :

"The variable "age" in the program represents an atom, meaning it holds a single number like 30, not a list of data. "

程序中的变量 "age" 代表一个原子，意思是它存储的是像 30 这样的单个数字，而不是一个数据列表。

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原子，基本元素

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."

在韦恩图里，“原子”可以被描绘成一个被线条包围，但没有被任何线条切割的区域。

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原子，基本元素

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

Examples :

"The individual letters in the word "alphabet" are atoms of the set of letters. "

“字母表”这个词中的每个字母，比如a, l, p, h, 等等，可以看作是字母集合里的基本元素，也就是原子。

math logic element

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原子组，十岁至十一岁年龄组.

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

Examples :

"My son's hockey team has a new Atom division, which is for ten- and eleven-year-olds. "

我儿子的冰球队新设了一个原子组，是给十岁到十一岁孩子的。

sport age group