atomic
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How atomic fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C I M O T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AT start
- IC ending
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- atomic is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, m, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An atomic operation.
adjective
Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
"A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted."
adjective
Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
"We built a small atomic bomb in the garage."
adjective
Infinitesimally small.
"The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic."
adjective
Unable to be split or made any smaller.
"A bit is an atomic item of data."
adjective
Of an operation: guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
"In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic."
adjective
(of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
Related Words
Antonyms
- molecular