Roger pointed out:
> Section II A says:
> Arrays of ranks 0 [...] are also called _atom_
> The dictionary page for <
> says that <y is an _atomic encoding_ of y ,
Yes; I'd noticed this, but I disputed the Dictionary's usage.
> One can read too much into the meaning of the word
> "atom" (indivisible). [...] An entity such as _2.3j5 or
> even 2.3 _is_ divisible
This is a sturdy argument; I concede.
Regarding the words suggested in this thread:
* Monatomic: I would avoid monatomic as it could imply any
array with 1=*/@$ . For example, 1 1 $ 0 is monatomic
but not an atom.
* Molecule: too cute. Also, I think that the word chosen
should have a mathematical (rather than chemical) flavor.
* Compound/Composite: Could denote boxed arrays
(because they "mix types").
* Collective: Treacherous; a collection is a set, and
a set may have one member.
* Cluster: ok, but doesn't connote organization like
"lattice" does.
* Tomic/Tommy: favored, because those are mnemonic
and carry no baggage. But avoid the construction
"a tomic array ... ".
-Dan
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