nonsymmetry
nounEtymology From non- + symmetry.
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Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences The property of a binary relation that is not symmetric; that is, there exist x and y such that Rxy holds but Ryx does not hold.
- A relation is nonsymmetric if it is not symmetric; i.e., there is at least one ordered pair (a,b) such that aRb but not bRa.2005, Steven G. Krantz, Handbook of Logic and Proof Techniques, Springer, page 58:
- Antonyms
- symmetry
- Coordinate terms
- asymmetry, antisymmetry