Atomicity
Definition
The number of atoms making up a molecule of a chemical element, or the property of a substance being composed of a specific number of atoms. In computer science and concurrent programming, the term defines the property of an operation or code block to execute instantaneously and indivisibly relative to other threads, eliminating race conditions.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Atomicity
- Atomic execution
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, singular only, taking standard genitive-dative endings in academic contexts. |
| Formation | Neologistic loanword from French 'atomicité', built on the adjective base 'atomique'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.to.mi.t͡ʃi.ˈta.te] |
| Source | Lexicon of Molecular Chemistry and Advanced Concurrent Programming Architectures |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Gazele nobile precum heliul au o atomicitate egală cu unu, deoarece moleculele lor sunt monoatomice.
EN: Noble gases such as helium have an atomicity equal to one because their molecules are monoatomic.
RO: Pentru a asigura atomicitatea acestei metode, dezvoltatorul a folosit un mecanism de blocare de tip mutex.
EN: To ensure the atomicity of this method, the developer used a mutex locking mechanism.
RO: Profesorul a explicat cum se calculează această atomicitate pe baza formulei chimice brute a substanței.
EN: The professor explained how to calculate this atomicity based on the empirical chemical formula of the substance.
Idioms & Phrases
Atomicitatea moleculei / Atomicity of a molecule / molecular atomicity
RO: Numărul total de atomi dintr-o specie chimică unică, determinând structura geometrică și reactivitatea acesteia.
EN: The total number of atoms in a single chemical species, determining its geometric structure and chemical reactivity.
Garanție de atomicitate / Atomicity guarantee / thread-safe execution
RO: Asigurare oferită de un algoritm sau hardware prin care o secvență critică de instrucțiuni nu poate fi întreruptă de procese paralele.
EN: An assurance provided by an algorithm or hardware that a critical sequence of instructions cannot be interrupted by parallel processes.
Atomicitate hardware / Hardware atomicity / atomic CPU operations
RO: Capacitate a procesorului de a executa instrucțiuni de citire și scriere în memorie ca o singură acțiune fizică neîntreruptă.
EN: The processor's capability to execute memory read and write instructions as a single uninterrupted physical action.
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