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asymmetric

  (ā'sĭ-mĕt'rĭk) pronunciation also asymmetrical (-rĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Having no balance or symmetry.
  2. Chemistry. Of or relating to a carbon atom having four different atoms or structural groups attached to it, resulting in an unbalanced spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, so that the molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image; chiral.
asymmetrically a'sym·met'ri·cal·ly adv.
 
 

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

    Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical: asymmetrical, irregular. See smooth/rough, straight/bent.

 
Dental Dictionary: asymmetric
(āsimet′rik)
adj

Unevenly arranged; out of balance; not the same on both sides; not a mirror image on both sides.

 

A relation R is asymmetric if when Rxy it is not the case that Ryx.

 
Wikipedia: asymmetric (disambiguation)

 
Misspellings: asymmetric

Common misspelling(s) of asymmetric

  • assymetric

 
Translations: Translations for: Asymmetric

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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