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symmetry
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symmetry
n.
exact correspondence between parts on either side of a central line; proportion, balance between the parts of something
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Symmetry
Symmetry (from Greek συμμετρία symmetria "agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement") in everyday language refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. In mathematics, "symmetry" has a more precise definition, that an object is invariant to a transformation, such as reflection but including other transforms too. Although these two meanings of "symmetry" can sometimes be told apart, they are related, so they are here discussed together.
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symmetry
Noun
1. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
(synonym) symmetricalness, correspondence, balance
(antonym) asymmetry, imbalance
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) regularity, geometrical regularity
(derivation) symmetrize, symmetrise
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
2. balance among the parts of something
(synonym) proportion
(hypernym) balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
(derivation) symmetrize, symmetrise
3. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
(synonym) isotropy
(hypernym) property
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
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symmetry
n.
symetrie
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symmetry
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