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asymmetric

adj

/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/US

Etymology

From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

derived from ἀσυμμετρία

Definitions

1
Not symmetric.
- an asymmetric shape
- asymmetric gameplay
Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
Of a relation R on a set S
Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.

The neighborhood

synonymnonsymmetric
synonymunsymmetrical
antonymsymmetricalantonym(s) of
neighborantisymmetric
neighbordissymmetric
neighbornon-symmetric

Derived

antiasymmetric, asymmetrically, asymmetric bars, asymmetric centre, asymmetric crying facies, asymmetric cryptography, asymmetric digital subscriber line, asymmetricity, asymmetric meter, asymmetric synthesis, asymmetric warfare, enantioasymmetric

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