Atom

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An atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a nucleus within a cloud of one or more electrons.

Atom may also refer to:

In mathematics:

• Atom (measure theory), a minimal measurable set
• Atom (order theory)
• Atomic formula, a single predicate in first-order logic
• Atom, a Ur-element in set theory

In computing:

• Acorn Atom, an early 1980s home computer
• Atom (standard), an XML-based Web syndication format
• Atom (programming language), a programming language for real-time embedded software.
• Intel Atom, a line of CPUs for ultra-mobile devices

In entertainment:

• A.T.O.M., a toy line or its associated animated series
• Atom (game), a 1983 educational game for the TRS-80
• Atom Films, an on-line video producer

In literature:

• Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos, a book by Isaac Asimov
• Atom, the narrator of The History and Adventures of an Atom, a satire by Tobias Smollett
• Atom (comics), superheroes of the DC Universe
• Captain Atom, a Charlton Comics superhero

In music:

• A.T.O.M, an album by Carbon/Silicon
• "Atom", a song by British Sea Power
• "Atom," a song by Cannibal Ox from The Cold Vein
• Atom and His Package, a band whose sole human member is Adam Goren
• Atom™, alias of German musician Uwe Schmidt

In other uses:

• The Atom (sculpture), in Pendle, Lancashire
• Atom, a Christian martyr
• Ariel Atom, a high performance sports car made by Ariel Ltd
• Arthur Thomson (fanzines) or Atom, a science fiction artist
• Aston Martin Atom, a 1939 prototype car
• Atom (unit), a medieval unit of time
• Atoms, the sports teams of Annandale High School

See also

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of A New Model of the Atom

• Atomic (disambiguation)
• Atomicity (disambiguation)
• Atomism, philosophy about the basic building blocks of reality
• Nuclear (disambiguation)
• Nuclear power
• Nuclear weapon

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