symmetric

adj
/sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/CA/sɪˈmet.ɹɪk/

Etymology

From symmetry + -ic, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

  1. derived from συμμετρία
  2. derived from symmetria

Definitions

  1. Synonym of symmetrical

  2. Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S…

    Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

    • "Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation.
  3. Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and…

    Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for symmetric. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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