asymmetric
English
Etymology
From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
asymmetric (comparative more asymmetric, superlative most asymmetric)
- Not symmetric.
- an asymmetric shape
- asymmetric gameplay, where different players have different experiences
- (cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
- (set theory) 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.
Synonyms
- (shape: not symmetric): asymmetrical
- nonsymmetric
- unsymmetrical
Antonyms
- (shape: symmetric): symmetrical
Translations
not symmetric
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