Asymmetric vs. Asymmetrical — What's the Difference?

Having no balance or symmetry

Having no balance or symmetry

Uneven in distribution.

Uneven in distribution.

Existing or occurring between two incommensurate entities, especially to the detriment of one.

Existing or occurring between two incommensurate entities, especially to the detriment of one.

Characterized by an imbalance in power between two opponents in an armed conflict, especially one in which a weaker force uses unconventional means, such as guerilla or terrorist tactics

Characterized by an imbalance in power between two opponents in an armed conflict, especially one in which a weaker force uses unconventional means, such as guerilla or terrorist tactics

(Chemistry) Of or relating to a carbon atom having four different atoms or structural groups attached to it, resulting in an unbalanced spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, so that the molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image; chiral.

(Chemistry) Of or relating to a carbon atom having four different atoms or structural groups attached to it, resulting in an unbalanced spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, so that the molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image; chiral.

Not symmetric.

Not symmetrical.

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

(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.

(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.

Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

Incommensurable.

Irregular in shape or outline;

Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical.

Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components