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
Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. Each key pair consists of a public key and a corresponding private key. Key pairs are generated with cryptographic alg ...
, 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 An asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP or ASMP) system is a multiprocessor computer system where not all of the multiple interconnected central processing units (CPUs) are treated equally. For example, a system might allow (either at the hardware or ope ...
, in computer architecture
Other
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Asymmetric relation
In mathematics, an asymmetric relation is a binary relation R on a set X where for all a, b \in X, if a is related to b then b is ''not'' related to a.
Formal definition
A binary relation on X is any subset R of X \times X. Given a, b \in X, ...
, 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
Asymmetric warfare (or asymmetric engagement) is the term given to describe a type of war between belligerents whose relative military power, strategy or tactics differ significantly. This is typically a war between a standing, professional ar ...
, 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 Asymm ...
, 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)
''Asymmetry'' is the first novel by American author Lisa Halliday, published in February 2018 by Simon & Schuster. The novel has received critical acclaim with ''The New Yorker'' calling it "a literary phenomenon" and ''The New York Times'' incl ...
, a 2018 novel by Lisa Halliday
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