Definition of Asymmetry

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asymmetry
n. lack of symmetry, lack of balance and proportion

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Asymmetry Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Asymmetry
A lack of equivalence between two things, such as the unequal tax treatment of interest expense and dividend payments.


Asymmetry Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Asymmetry
(n.)
Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
  
(n.)
Incommensurability.
  

WordNet 2.0
asymmetry

Noun
1. (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
(synonym) imbalance
(antonym) symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance
(hypernym) spatial property, spatiality
(hyponym) irregularity, geometrical irregularity
(classification) mathematics, math, maths

hEnglish - advanced version
asymmetry

asymmetry
\a*sym"me*try\ (&?;), n. [gr. &?;; 'a priv. + &?; symmetry.]
1. want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
2. (math.) incommensurability. [obs.]
asymmetry
n : (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: imbalance]
[ant: symmetry]



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 radial asymmetry 


Asymmetry Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
asymmetry
Lack or absence of balanced proportions between parts of a thing. 

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
asymmetry
noun
state where two sides of the body, of an organ are not closely similar to each other


Asymmetry Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Asymmetry
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Asymmetry Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of liquid chromatographic terms
Asymmetry
Factor describing the shape of a chromatographic peak. Theory assumes a Gaussian shape and that peaks are symmetrical. The peak asymmetry factor is the ratio (at 10% of the peak height) of the distance between the peak apex and the back side of the chromatographic curve to the distance between the peak apex and the front side of the chromatographic curve. A value > I is a tailing peak, while a value


Asymmetry Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Asymmetry
Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, a symmetry.

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