symmetric
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Synonyms: asymmetric, symmetry, sympatric, symmetrist, symmetrize, symmetrise, symmetries, unsymmetric, symmetral, symmetrian, symmetrel
Antonyms: asymmetric, symmetry, sympatric, symmetrist, symmetrize, symmetrise, symmetries, unsymmetric, symmetral, symmetrian, symmetrel
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Adjective
- {{synonym of|en|symmetrical}}
- {{lb|en|set theory}} Of a [[relation]] ''R'' on a [[set]] ''S'', such that ''xRy'' [[if and only if]] ''yRx'' for all [[member]]s ''x'' and ''y'' of ''S'' (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
- {{lb|en|cryptography}} Using the same [[key]] (or keys that are trivially related) for both [[encryption]] and [[decryption]].
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