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So is it sort of like how we use 'atomic' to mean a single discrete operation in programming? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability https://en.wikipedi

So is it sort of like how we use 'atomic' to mean a single discrete operation in programming? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability

TuringTest 9y ago
Yes. The name "atom" literally meant "indivisible" in its original greek form. It's fitting for computations that go on undisturbed until completion.
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