Asymmetric vs. Asymmetrical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Asymmetric and Asymmetrical
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Asymmetric
Having no balance or symmetry
An asymmetric design.
Asymmetrical
Having no balance or symmetry
An asymmetric design.
Asymmetric
Uneven in distribution.
Asymmetrical
Uneven in distribution.
Asymmetric
Existing or occurring between two incommensurate entities, especially to the detriment of one.
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Asymmetrical
Existing or occurring between two incommensurate entities, especially to the detriment of one.
Asymmetric
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
Asymmetric warfare.
Asymmetrical
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
Asymmetric warfare.
Asymmetric
(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.
Asymmetrical
(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.
Asymmetric
Not symmetric.
An asymmetric shape
Asymmetric gameplay, where different players have different experiences
Asymmetrical
Not symmetrical.
Asymmetric
(cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
Asymmetrical
(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Asymmetric
(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.
Asymmetrical
Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
Asymmetric
Incommensurable.
Asymmetrical
Irregular in shape or outline;
Asymmetrical features
A dress with an crooked hemline
Asymmetric
Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical.
Asymmetric
Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components
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