asymmetric
adjective
- not matching in size, shape, or some other measurement
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
adj
Etymology: From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).
- Not symmetric.
“an asymmetric shape”
“asymmetric gameplay”
- Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
- 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.