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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Atomic Units"
terms: ["atomic-units", "atomic-unit"]
summary: "Atomic Units refer to the smallest fraction of 1 XMR according to the monerod implementation."
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### The Basics

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This fraction is actually of 10^-12 XMR (0.000000000001 XMR), which equals to 1 @piconero.
It may be changed in the future.