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asymmetric.

Not symmetric.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹɪk/Australia/ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹək/New-Zealand
  1. Not symmetric.

    an asymmetric shape
    asymmetric gameplay
  2. Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.

  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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