Axiality may refer to: *

Axiality (geometry) In the geometry of the Euclidean plane, axiality is a measure of how much axial symmetry a shape has. It is defined as the ratio of areas of the largest axially symmetric subset of the shape to the whole shape. Equivalently it is the largest fractio ...

, a measure of the axial symmetry of a two-dimensional shape *

Axiality and rhombicity In physics and mathematics, axiality and rhombicity are two characteristics of a symmetric second-rank tensor in three-dimensional Euclidean space, describing its directional asymmetry. Let ''A'' denote a second-rank tensor in R3, which can be repr ...

in mathematics, measures of the directional symmetry of a three-dimensional tensor *Axiality, a principle behind the art and poetry of

George Quasha George Quasha (born 1942) is an American artist and poet who works across media, exploring language, sculpture, drawing, video art, sound and music, installation, and performance. He lives and works in Barrytown, New York. Early life Quasha wa ...

*Axiality in architecture, organization around a strong central axis, especially in the

architecture of cathedrals and great churches The architecture of cathedrals and great churches is characterised by the buildings' large scale and follows one of several branching traditions of form, function and style that derive ultimately from the Early Christian architectural traditio ...

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Beaux-Arts architecture Beaux-Arts architecture ( , ) was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but also incorpora ...

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