atomicity
atom·ic·i·ty/ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/noun
atomicity is a noun meaning “The number of atoms in a molecule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-T-O-M-I-C-I-T-Y and has 4 syllables (atom·ic·i·ty), and it appears about once in every 35 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of atomicity is atomicities.
What does atomicity mean?
noun
- 1
The number of atoms in a molecule.
- 2
Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).
- 3
The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.
- 4
The quality or state of being atomic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce atomicity?
- UK /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/
- US /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/
- US [-ɾə-]
Atomicity has 4 syllables, split atom·ic·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-atomicity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of atomicity
- atomicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is atomicity?
Atomicity appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Atomicity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or state of being atomic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | atomicité |
| German | Atomizität, Atomarität, Atomigkeit |
| Spanish | atomicidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.