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antisymmetric

an·ti·sym·met·ric
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-si-me-trik or an-tee-si-me-tri-kuh l; an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti sɪˈmɛ trɪk or ˌæn ti sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl; ˌæn taɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-si-me-trik or an-tee-si-me-tri-kuh l; an-tahy-]
    • /ˌæn ti sɪˈmɛ trɪk or ˌæn ti sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl; ˌæn taɪ-/

Definitions of antisymmetric word

  • adjective antisymmetric (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…" 3
  • adjective antisymmetric symmetric except for a change of sign 3
  • adjective antisymmetric noting a relation in which one element's dependence on a second implies that the second element is not dependent on the first, as the relation “greater than.”. 1
  • noun antisymmetric Unaltered in magnitude but changed in sign by exchange of two variables or by a particular symmetry operation. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of antisymmetric (mathematics)   A relation R is antisymmetric if, for all x and y, x R y and y R x => x == y. I.e. no two different elements are mutually related. x R y => y R x then x R y => x == y I.e. different elements are not related. 1
  • adjective antisymmetric (set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, having the property that for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R. 0
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Origin of antisymmetric

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; anti- + symmetric

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antisymmetric popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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