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Symmetric vs Oscillaton - What's the difference?

symmetric | oscillaton |

As an adjective symmetric

is symmetrical.

As a noun oscillaton is

(mathematics) a spherically-symmetric solution to an.

symmetric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Symmetrical.
  • (set theory) Of a relation R'' on a set ''S'', such that ''xRy'' if and only if ''yRx'' for all members ''x'' and ''y'' of ''S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
    • "Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation.
  • (cryptography) Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

    • Related terms

    * asymmetric * symmetry

    See also

    * reflexive * transitive

    Anagrams

    * mycterism

    oscillaton

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A spherically-symmetric solution to an

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