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   symmetry

   /ˈsɪmɪtri/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis: "this series has a line of symmetry through its centre" Similar regularityevennessuniformityequilibriumconsistencycongruityconformityagreementcorrespondenceorderlinessequalityOpposite asymmetryirregularity
   • ▪ correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing: "the overall symmetry makes the poem pleasant to the ear" Similar balanceproportionsregularityevenness of formharmonyharmoniousnessconsonanceconcordcoordinationOpposite asymmetry
   • ▪ similarity or exact correspondence between different things: "the political symmetry between the two debates"
   • ▪ a law or operation where a physical property or process has an equivalence in two or more directions.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting proportion): from French symétrie or Latin symmetria, from Greek, from sun- ‘with’ + metron ‘measure’.

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