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antisymmetric
(anti|sym¦met¦ric)
Pronunciation:
/ˌantɪsɪˈmɛtrɪk/
adjective
Mathematics
&
Physics
unaltered in magnitude but changed in sign by exchange of two variables or by a particular symmetry operation.
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