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asymmetric

adjective

  1. not matching in size, shape, or some other measurement
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

adj

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

  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.