>[!abstract] >In the context of note-taking for this digital garden, I define an atomic note as capturing a single idea in a manner that is: >- **definite** (concise yet sufficiently explanatory, as opposed to discursive); >- **discrete** (with conceptual boundaries, as opposed to continuous and fuzzy); >- **distinct** (separate from other ideas, as opposed to overlapping); >- **distinguished** (noteworthy, i.e., literally worthy of note, as opposed to trivial). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): Molecular note