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antisymmetric

[ an-tee-si-me-trik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Mathematics.
  1. noting a relation in which one element's dependence on a second implies that the second element is not dependent on the first, as the relation “greater than.”


antisymmetric

/ ˌæntɪsɪˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

  1. logic (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…" See nonsymmetric
  2. maths symmetric except for a change of sign Compare asymmetric symmetric
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of antisymmetric1

First recorded in 1920–25; anti- + symmetric ( def )

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