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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹɪk/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹək/

形容詞

asymmetric (comparative more asymmetric, superlative most asymmetric)

1. Not symmetric.

   an asymmetric shape

   asymmetric gameplay ― gameplay where different players have different experiences

2. (cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
3. (set theory) 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.

同意語

• (shape: not symmetric): asymmetrical
• nonsymmetric
• unsymmetrical

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “shape: symmetric”): symmetrical

派生語

参考

• antisymmetric
• dissymmetric
• non-symmetric