antisymmetry

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Definitions of antisymmetry word

noun plural antisymmetry the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts. 1
noun plural antisymmetry the proper or due proportion of the parts of a body or whole to one another with regard to size and form; excellence of proportion. 1
noun plural antisymmetry beauty based on or characterized by such excellence of proportion. 1
noun plural antisymmetry Mathematics. a geometrical or other regularity that is possessed by a mathematical object and is characterized by the operations that leave the object invariant: A circle has rotational symmetry and reflection symmetry. a rotation or translation of a plane figure that leaves the figure unchanged although its position may be altered. 1
noun plural antisymmetry Physics. a property of a physical system that is unaffected by certain mathematical transformations as, for example, the work done by gravity on an object, which is not affected by any change in the position from which the potential energy of the object is measured. 1
noun antisymmetry (mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric. 0

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Latin symmetria < Greek symmetría commensurateness. See sym-, -metry

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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