atom

Definitions

• (chemistry) 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.
• (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
• (now generally regarded) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
• (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
• (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
• A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
• A very small amount; a whit.
• (computing) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
• (mathematics) 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.
• (mathematics) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
• (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.