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Antisymmetrical vs Asymmetrical - What's the difference?

antisymmetrical | asymmetrical |

As adjectives the difference between antisymmetrical and asymmetrical

is that antisymmetrical is antisymmetric while asymmetrical is not symmetrical.

antisymmetrical

English

Adjective

(-)
  • antisymmetric

    • asymmetrical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not symmetrical.
  • (of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
    • Question six is asymmetrical: "Are things going in the right direction or on the wrong track?" (The West Wing, Season 1, Episode 21, Toby)

    Synonyms

    * asymmetric * lopsided * unsymmetrical