Asymmetry
noun
The quality of not being identical on both sides of a central line.
The butterfly wings displayed a fascinating asymmetry.
Often appears as...
- spatial asymmetry
- bilateral asymmetry
noun
The quality of being uneven or irregular.
In mathematics, we often examine the asymmetry of shapes and patterns.
Often appears as...
- asymmetry of a function
- asymmetry of a graph
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Academic
noun
The lack of equality between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
In physics, asymmetry often refers to a difference in properties or behavior between particles and their corresponding antiparticles.
Often appears as...
- asymmetry of a particle
- asymmetry under reflection
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Academic
noun
The quality of not being identical on both sides of a central line.
The butterfly wings displayed a fascinating asymmetry.
Often appears as...
- spatial asymmetry
- bilateral asymmetry
noun
The quality of being uneven or irregular.
In mathematics, we often examine the asymmetry of shapes and patterns.
Often appears as...
- asymmetry of a function
- asymmetry of a graph
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The lack of equality between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
In physics, asymmetry often refers to a difference in properties or behavior between particles and their corresponding antiparticles.
Often appears as...
- asymmetry of a particle
- asymmetry under reflection
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Faces
Asymmetry applies to more than just faces; it's about any uneven design or pattern.
The vase's asymmetry gave it a unique charm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Asymmetry is not necessarily a negative trait; it can add interest and appeal.
The asymmetry of the garden layout adds to its beauty.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Quality
In art and design, asymmetry is often intentional to create a focal point or dynamic visual interest.
The artist used asymmetry to draw our eyes to the center of the painting.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Faces
Asymmetry applies to more than just faces; it's about any uneven design or pattern.
The vase's asymmetry gave it a unique charm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Asymmetry is not necessarily a negative trait; it can add interest and appeal.
The asymmetry of the garden layout adds to its beauty.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Quality
In art and design, asymmetry is often intentional to create a focal point or dynamic visual interest.
The artist used asymmetry to draw our eyes to the center of the painting.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Faces
Asymmetry applies to more than just faces; it's about any uneven design or pattern.
The vase's asymmetry gave it a unique charm.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Asymmetry is not necessarily a negative trait; it can add interest and appeal.
The asymmetry of the garden layout adds to its beauty.
Pro Tip 3/3Aesthetic Quality
In art and design, asymmetry is often intentional to create a focal point or dynamic visual interest.
The artist used asymmetry to draw our eyes to the center of the painting.
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How to squeeze...
so there's no net separation of charge in the unit cell. But if a quartz crystal is squeezed along a certain direction, the atoms shift. Because of the resulting asymmetry in charge distribution, the dipoles no longer cancel each other out. The stretched cell ends up with a net negative charge on one side
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Clay Shirky: How...
But there is a curious asymmetry here. The media that is good at creating conversations is no good at creating groups. And the media that's good at creating groups is no good at creating conversations. If you want to have a conversation in this world, you have it with one other person.
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How social media can...
a curious asymmetry here the media that's good at creating conversations is no good at creating groups and the media that's good at creating groups is no good at creating conversations if you want to have a conversation in this world you have it with one other person
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Benjamin Barber: Why...
Twenty-first-century, transnational world of problems and challenges, 17th-century world of political institutions. In that dilemma lies the central problem of democracy. And like many others, I've been thinking about what can one do about this, this asymmetry
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Einstein's twin paradox...
This asymmetry accounts for why the paradox isn’t really a paradox. Although each twin witnesses time both speeding up and slowing down for the other, Stella sees an even split, while Terra sees Stella aging slowly for most of the time they’re apart.
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Why are human bodies...
Symmetry is everywhere in nature, and we usually associate it with a perfectly shaped leaf, or a butterfly with intricate patterns mirrored on each wing. But it turns out that asymmetry is pretty important, too, and more common than you might think,
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Why you should know how...
And in hiring or promotion or annual raise discussions, an employer can use that secrecy to save a lot of money. Imagine how much better you could negotiate for a raise if you knew everybody's salary. Economists warn that information asymmetry
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What happened to...
It seems that we were somehow lucky that a tiny asymmetry exists between matter and antimatter. Otherwise, there would be no particles at all anywhere in the universe and also no human beings. But what causes this asymmetry?
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A conservative's plea:...
on political motive asymmetry. What's that? That's what psychologists call the phenomenon of assuming that your ideology is based in love but your opponents' ideology is based in hate. It's common in world conflict.
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Rory Sutherland:...
Why were we not given the chance to solve that problem psychologically? I think it's because there's an imbalance, an asymmetry in the way we treat creative, emotionally driven psychological ideas
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How to squeeze...
so there's no net separation of charge in the unit cell. But if a quartz crystal is squeezed along a certain direction, the atoms shift. Because of the resulting asymmetry in charge distribution, the dipoles no longer cancel each other out. The stretched cell ends up with a net negative charge on one side
Video examples
Clay Shirky: How...
But there is a curious asymmetry here. The media that is good at creating conversations is no good at creating groups. And the media that's good at creating groups is no good at creating conversations. If you want to have a conversation in this world, you have it with one other person.
Video examples
How social media can...
a curious asymmetry here the media that's good at creating conversations is no good at creating groups and the media that's good at creating groups is no good at creating conversations if you want to have a conversation in this world you have it with one other person
Video examples
Benjamin Barber: Why...
Twenty-first-century, transnational world of problems and challenges, 17th-century world of political institutions. In that dilemma lies the central problem of democracy. And like many others, I've been thinking about what can one do about this, this asymmetry
Video examples
Einstein's twin paradox...
This asymmetry accounts for why the paradox isn’t really a paradox. Although each twin witnesses time both speeding up and slowing down for the other, Stella sees an even split, while Terra sees Stella aging slowly for most of the time they’re apart.
Video examples
Why are human bodies...
Symmetry is everywhere in nature, and we usually associate it with a perfectly shaped leaf, or a butterfly with intricate patterns mirrored on each wing. But it turns out that asymmetry is pretty important, too, and more common than you might think,
Video examples
Why you should know how...
And in hiring or promotion or annual raise discussions, an employer can use that secrecy to save a lot of money. Imagine how much better you could negotiate for a raise if you knew everybody's salary. Economists warn that information asymmetry
Video examples
What happened to...
It seems that we were somehow lucky that a tiny asymmetry exists between matter and antimatter. Otherwise, there would be no particles at all anywhere in the universe and also no human beings. But what causes this asymmetry?
Video examples
A conservative's plea:...
on political motive asymmetry. What's that? That's what psychologists call the phenomenon of assuming that your ideology is based in love but your opponents' ideology is based in hate. It's common in world conflict.
Video examples
Rory Sutherland:...
Why were we not given the chance to solve that problem psychologically? I think it's because there's an imbalance, an asymmetry in the way we treat creative, emotionally driven psychological ideas
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Paul Rand
American Designer
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by intuition or by computer, by invention or by a system of coordinates, is not good design if it does not communicate.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
Most of what we know about sales comes from a world of information asymmetry, where for a very long time sellers had more information than buyers. That meant sellers could hoodwink buyers, especially if buyers did not have a lot of choices or a way to talk back.
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Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
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Daniel Kahneman
Israeli Psychologist
People who know math understand what other mortals understand, but other mortals do not understand them. This asymmetry gives them a presumption of superior ability.
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Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences.
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Dave Van Ronk
American Musician
If you look at music, you see theme, variation, you see symmetry, asymmetry, you see structure, and these are related to skills in the real world.
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Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
That's what's good about the digital revolution is it makes information asymmetry much harder to maintain.
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Paul Rand
American Designer
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by intuition or by computer, by invention or by a system of coordinates, is not good design if it does not communicate.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
Most of what we know about sales comes from a world of information asymmetry, where for a very long time sellers had more information than buyers. That meant sellers could hoodwink buyers, especially if buyers did not have a lot of choices or a way to talk back.
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Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric.
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Daniel Kahneman
Israeli Psychologist
People who know math understand what other mortals understand, but other mortals do not understand them. This asymmetry gives them a presumption of superior ability.
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Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences.
Quote examples
Dave Van Ronk
American Musician
If you look at music, you see theme, variation, you see symmetry, asymmetry, you see structure, and these are related to skills in the real world.
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Stephen J. Dubner
American Journalist
That's what's good about the digital revolution is it makes information asymmetry much harder to maintain.
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