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Symmetric

//sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of symmetrical
  2. 2
    Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

    ""Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation."

  3. 3
    Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts wordnet

Etymology

From symmetry + -ic, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

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