asymmetry
Noun
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(mathematics) a lack of symmetry (synset 105072886)
referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementis a type of: spatial property, spatiality - any property relating to or occupying spacesubtypes:
- geometrical irregularity, irregularity - an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern
- lopsidedness, skewness - an oblique or slanting asymmetry
- radial asymmetry - the absence of symmetry about an axis
- handedness, laterality - the property of using one hand more than the other
- footedness - the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball)
- eyedness - the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim)
same as: dissymmetry, imbalance
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