also a·sym·met·ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl)A difference between two opposing modes. It typically refers to a speed disparity. For example, in asymmetric operations, it takes longer to compress and encrypt data than to decompress and decrypt it. Contrast with symmetric. See asymmetric compression and public key cryptography.
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adjective
A relation R is asymmetric if when Rxy it is not the case that Ryx.
Unevenly arranged; out of balance; not the same on both sides; not a mirror image on both sides.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - asymmetrisk, uregelmæssig
Nederlands (Dutch)
asymmetrisch
Français (French)
adj. - asymétrique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - asymmetrisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασύμμετρος, ασυμμετρικός
Italiano (Italian)
asimmetrico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - assimétrico
Русский (Russian)
ассиметричный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - asimétrico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osymmetrisk
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不均匀的, 不对称的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不均勻的, 不對稱的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불균형의, 비대칭의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 非対称的な, 不均整の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) لا متماثل, لا متناسق
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חסר-תואם בין חלקיו, לא-סימטרי
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