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explaining why "kinds of atom" isn't a typo.
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@ -1162,6 +1162,10 @@ computer. Often, people use the term @dfn{expression}
indiscriminately. (Also, in many texts, the word @dfn{form} is used indiscriminately. (Also, in many texts, the word @dfn{form} is used
as a synonym for expression.) as a synonym for expression.)
@c This and the next paragraph say ``kinds of atom'', but that is not
@c a typo, just slightly ``old-fashioned wording which adds a fillip
@c of interest to it'', and ``is more elegant writing'', according to
@c RMS.
Incidentally, the atoms that make up our universe were named such when Incidentally, the atoms that make up our universe were named such when
they were thought to be indivisible; but it has been found that physical they were thought to be indivisible; but it has been found that physical
atoms are not indivisible. Parts can split off an atom or it can atoms are not indivisible. Parts can split off an atom or it can