asymmetric
adjCA, US, UK /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ · AU /ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹɪk/
Etymology From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).
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Not symmetric.
- an asymmetric shape
- asymmetric gameplay
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Computing, Cryptography, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
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Mathematics, Sciences, 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
- asymmetrical, nonsymmetric, unsymmetrical
- Antonyms
- symmetrical
- Derived terms
- antiasymmetric, asymmetrically, asymmetric bars, asymmetric centre, asymmetric crying facies, asymmetric cryptography, asymmetric digital subscriber line, asymmetricity, asymmetric meter, asymmetric synthesis, asymmetric warfare, enantioasymmetric
- Related terms
- antisymmetric, dissymmetric, non-symmetric