Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis. / The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.

plural of symmetry

A form of symmetry in which identical parts are arranged in a circular fashion around a central axis.

(mathematics) A point, within an object or figure, through which any straight line also passes through two points on the edge of the figure at the same distance from the centre but on opposite sides.

the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane / (biology) the characteristic, in animals, of being symmetric about a plane running from head to tail

Alternative spelling of skew-symmetry

(linear algebra) The state of being skew-symmetric

A condition in which all relevant information is known to all parties involved. For example, in the stock market, stock information has a full public disclosure, and all investors are in the same position to share information.

(physics) the fundamental symmetry of physical laws under transformations that involve the simultaneous inversions of charge, parity and time

(physics, chemistry) The properties of an atomic orbital or molecular orbital that characterize its symmetry; especially those properties that are conserved in a chemical reaction.