Aug 25, 2012 · Merriam-Webster lists symmetric as being a variant of symmetrical, which is the 'official' dictionary entry: symmetrical , adj : 1 : having or involving symmetry : exhibiting symmetry : exhibiting correspondence in size and shape of parts : BALANCED, REGULAR {the human body is symmetrical } {crystals are often symmetrical } {a symmetrical ...

Dec 29, 2016 · The first point to note is that symmetric and symmetrical are effectively synonyms for most purposes (but as answers to the earlier indicate, the former has recently become far more common in technical contexts). But when considering a specific context such as yours, I personally wouldn't be likely to use either version in respect of a single ...

Sep 17, 2011 · A second meaning, in a pejorative sense, what we call dissymmetry – the prefix dis- expresses negation or completeness or intensification of an unpleasant or unattractive action-, will be applied to those situations where a proportional or symmetrical situation was broken in an anomalous or faulty way (i.e. for political pressures, the threat ...

Aug 30, 2016 · Tiger, Tiger: Symmetricity, Symmetricality, or Symmetricalness? It doesn't really matter whether this or that dictionary includes or omits it.

Jun 2, 2016 · For example, an ellipses may be symmetrical along the y-axis, whereas a circle would be perfectly symmetrical (about its origin). Describing this outside of math I might say "perfectly symmetrical" to emphasize that it doesn't have any limitations in symmetry, but of course without the limitation, it would imply that and I would only say "The ...

Mar 27, 2017 · A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. Like 16461, for example, it is "symmetrical". The term palindromic is derived from palindrome, which refers to a word (such as rotor or racecar) whose spelling is unchanged when its letters are reversed.

Dec 7, 2010 · This is similar to an ellipse but is symmetrical about only one axis because there is a big end and a small end to a hen's egg. The formula for an ellipse will not produce this shape and a circle is not a special case of an ovoid. The shape of a running track, which is symmetrical about both axes but has straight parallel sides and semicircular ...

Apr 13, 2016 · A longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left sections. Since forward and backward movement at the intersection of the vertical planes is what you are describing, transverse or transversal may be a better choice, however when we describe vertical it is ambiguous whether we are describing a ...

Oct 31, 2015 · Skew is the term that I learned in engineering school, 40-odd years ago. If the plot of a "smooth" frequency distribution is not perfectly symmetrical it is said to be skewed (or possess skewness) in one direction or the other.

Apr 17, 2012 · These contain digits like 0, 1, 2, 5 and 8 because 0, 1 and 8 are vertically and horizontally symmetrical digits in the calculator; and 2 and 5 are upside down flipped versions of each other and are horizontally symmetrical in calculator i.e., the 7 segment display.