> In collection insertion algorithms on some underlying data structure, it's counting some not-very-clearly-defined atomic operations that are being executed wh

> In collection insertion algorithms on some underlying data structure, it's counting some not-very-clearly-defined atomic operations that are being executed when inserting an element. Nailed it. My frustration is that those words are rarely mentioned, and that atomic isn’t really atomic except in the context of the problem statement and solution.