Asymmetric may refer to:
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Asymmetry
Asymmetry is the absence of, or a violation of, symmetry (the property of an object being invariant to a transformation, such as reflection). Symmetry is an important property of both physical and abstract systems and it may be displayed in pre ...
in geometry, chemistry, and physics
Computing
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Asymmetric cryptography, in public-key cryptography
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Asymmetric digital subscriber line
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ...
, Internet connectivity
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Asymmetric multiprocessing, in computer architecture
Other
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Asymmetric relation, in set theory
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Asymmetric synthesis
Enantioselective synthesis, also called asymmetric synthesis, is a form of chemical synthesis. It is defined by IUPAC as "a chemical reaction (or reaction sequence) in which one or more new elements of chirality are formed in a substrate molecul ...
, in organic synthesis
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Asymmetric warfare, in modern war
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Asymmetric Publications
Asymmetric Publications is a video game developer and publisher. It made the web-based role-playing game ''Kingdom of Loathing''.
Asymmetric is run by Zack Johnson (who is known as Jick in-game). Employees of the company are known as the Asymmetr ...
, a video game company
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''Asymmetry'' (Mallory Knox album), 2014
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''Asymmetry'' (Karnivool album)
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Asymmetry (population ethics)
The Asymmetry, also known as the Procreation Asymmetry, is the idea in population ethics that there is a moral or evaluative asymmetry between bringing into existence individuals with good or bad lives. It was first discussed by Jan Narveson in 1 ...
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Asymmetry (novel), a 2018 novel by Lisa Halliday
See also
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