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Asymmetric

//ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not symmetric.

    "an asymmetric shape"

  2. 2
    Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
  3. 3
    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.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components wordnet

Etymology

From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

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