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subatomic

[suhb-uh-tom-ik] / ˌsʌb əˈtɒm ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
molecular
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I often wonder: Does their categorizing need extend to the subatomic realm?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Powerful systems like the System Two operate based on the principles of quantum mechanics, the science behind atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, that leverage the rules of subatomic physics to process information in multiple states simultaneously.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

The benefit of electrons following closed orbits within a confined space is that the subatomic particle's property would be better preserved as it moves from one point to another, according to Velasco.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

As physicists began to delve into this subatomic realm, they realized that it wasn’t merely different from anything we knew, but different from anything ever imagined.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson