asymmetric

CEFRC2

/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not having matching or equal parts on both sides.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.

Examples

  • My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.

  • Tom and Mary are slightly asymmetric.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. Not symmetric.

More examples

In context

  • The universe is asymmetric.

  • an asymmetric shape

  • asymmetric gameplay

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Deep check

Military analysts studied the blank nature of the conflict between insurgents and a much larger army.

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Origin

adjective

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