US /əˈtɑmɪkli/ UK /əˈtɒmɪkli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation

    The transaction must complete atomically or roll back entirely.

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Synonyms
1 adv · with respect to atoms, or... indivisiblydiscretely
Opposites
divisibly
Word family
Related forms atomatomicatomize

Etymology

From atomic + -ally, from atom, from Ancient Greek átomos ('indivisible'), from a- ('not') + tomós ('cutting'), from témnō ('I cut').

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