Look up: Symmetric

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   symmetric
   (mathematics) 1. A relation R is symmetric if, for all x and y, x R y =) y R x If it is also antisymmetric (x R y & y R x =) x == y) then x R y =) x == y, i.e. no two different elements are related. 2. In linear algebra, a member of the tensor product of a vector space with itself one or more times, is symmetric if it is a fixed point of all of ...
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   Symmetric
   equal and balanced when one side is compared to the other
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   symmetric
   having the same shape on both sides of the center Category: Statistics
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   Symmetric
   Definition (keystage 3) We say that something is symmetric, or symmetrical, if it has some kind of symmetry. In other words, there is some transformation we can perform on it which will leave it unchanged. <br /> A shape is symmetrical if it is unchanged by a reflection, or a rotation. <br /> A matrix is symmetric if it remains the same ...
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   Symmetric
   Definition (undergraduate level) Of a relation ~ : x ~ y ⇒ y ~ x for all x , y in the domain of ~ .<br /> Of a bilinear form φ : V 2 → F : satisfying φ ( v , w ) = φ ( w , v )   ∀ v , w ∈ V .
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   Symmetric
   Sym·met'ric adjective Symmetrical.
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   A matrix M is symmetric if for every row i and column j, element M[i,j] = M[j,i]. Contexts: econometrics; linear algebra
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   Symmetric
   • (a.) Symmetrical.
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   qualifies a two-terminal element or a two-terminal circuit for which the relations between the integral quantities remain valid if the value of each quantity is replaced by its negative NOTE 1 - An example is a resistive element characterized by an odd functional relation between instantaneous voltage and instantaneous current. NOTE 2 - The term 's...
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