symmetric
Britishadjective
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logic maths (of a relation) holding between a pair of arguments x and y when and only when it holds between y and x, as … is a sibling of … but not … is a brother of … Compare asymmetric antisymmetric nonsymmetric
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another word for symmetrical
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Relating to or exhibiting symmetry.
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Relating to a logical or mathematical relation between two elements such that if the first element is related to the second element, the second element is related in like manner to the first. The relation a = b is symmetric, whereas the relation a > b is not.
Vocabulary lists containing symmetric
Geometry - Introductory
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Outcomes aren’t symmetric and Cooper emphasizes that geopolitics are now shaping those outcomes, rather than a factor portfolios can price at the margin.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
This newly discovered "Isospin-Symmetric Island of Inversion" in the N = Z nucleus Mo-84 represents the first known example of an Island of Inversion in a proton neutron symmetric system.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
In the virtual environment, the user is then prompted to reach out with either the left hand, the right hand, or in the middle with the symmetric hand.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
Returning to the water/ice analogy, it is as though upon cooling the ice further, the complexity of the ice crystals 'melts' once again into something as symmetric and smooth as the water droplet.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023
He'd point out the symmetric perfection of a butterfly, the sunlight shimmering on the river, and the delicate aroma of a yellow rose.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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