English Explanatory Dictionary

symmetric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Synonym of symmetrical
  2. Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
  3. Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-symmetric.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-symmetric.wav /sɪˈmet.ɹɪk/

Word forms

symmetric more symmetric most symmetric

Etymology

From symmetry + -ic, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

Synonyms

symmetrical

Related words

symmetry reflexive transitive

Derived words

antisymmetric assosymmetric asymmetric axisymmetric axi-symmetric bisymmetric Carlson symmetric form centrosymmetric dissymmetric elementary symmetric polynomial enantioasymmetric enantiosymmetric hypersymmetric isosymmetric merosymmetric monosymmetric nonsymmetric orthosymmetric persymmetric polysymmetric pseudosymmetric quasisymmetric radiosymmetric semisymmetric skewsymmetric skew-symmetric skew symmetric skew-symmetric determinant skew-symmetric matrix strongly symmetric matter supersymmetric symmetric difference symmetric function symmetric group symmetrician symmetricity symmetric matrix symmetric polynomial unsymmetric weakly symmetric matter
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