antisymmetric

adjective

an·​ti·​sym·​met·​ric ˌan-tē-sə-ˈme-trik How to pronounce antisymmetric (audio)
ˌan-ˌtī-
: relating to or being a relation (such as "is a subset of") that implies equality of any two quantities for which it holds in both directions
the relation R is antisymmetric if aRb and bRa implies a = b

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antisymmetric was in 1919

Dictionary Entries Near antisymmetric

Cite this Entry

“Antisymmetric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisymmetric. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!