"antisymmetric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + symmetric. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|symmetric}} anti- + symmetric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antisymmetric (not comparable)
  1. (set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Set theory Translations ((order theory; of a binary relation on a set)): antisymetrický (Czech), malsimetria (Esperanto), antisimetria (Esperanto), antisymmetrinen (Finnish), antisymétrique (French), antisymmetrisch (German), andsamhverfur [masculine] (Icelandic), 反対称的 (han-taishō-teki) (alt: はんたいしょうてき) (Japanese), antysymetryczny (Polish), antissimétrico (Portuguese), antisimetric (Romanian), антисимметри́чный (antisimmetríčnyj) (Russian), antisimétrico (Spanish), antisymmetrisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-antisymmetric-en-adj-D-8NsEsh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 11 30 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 28 23 23 26 Topics: mathematics, order-theory, sciences, set-theory Disambiguation of '(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)': 57 13 13 17
  2. (linear algebra, of certain mathematical objects) Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:
    (of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linear algebra
    Sense id: en-antisymmetric-en-adj-UEtG5EB5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 11 30 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 28 23 23 26 Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
  3. (linear algebra, of certain mathematical objects) Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:
    (of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linear algebra
    Sense id: en-antisymmetric-en-adj-Egwo4D6G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 11 30 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 28 23 23 26 Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
  4. (linear algebra, of certain mathematical objects) Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:
    (of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linear algebra
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skew-symmetric [linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences] Derived forms: antisymmetrically, antisymmetricity Related terms: antisymmetry, symmetric, anticommutative, skew-symmetric Translations ((linear algebra)): antisymmetrinen (Finnish), antisymmetrisch (German), antysymetryczny (Polish), antisimetric (Romanian), antisimétrico (Spanish)
Disambiguation of '(linear algebra)': 10 28 28 34
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          "text": "(i) The identity relation on a set A is an antisymmetric relation.\n(ii) Let R be a relation on the set N of natural numbers defined by\n x R y #x5C;Leftrightarrow 'x divides y' for all x, y ∈ N.\nThis relation is an antisymmetric relation on N.",
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      "glosses": [
        "Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y."
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        "(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y."
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          "ref": "1974, Robert McCredie May, Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems, Princeton University Press, page 193:",
          "text": "The eigenvalues of an antisymmetric matrix are all purely imaginary numbers, and occur as conjugate pairs, #x2B;iw and -iw. As a corollary it follows that an antisymmetric matrix of odd order necessarily has one eigenvalue equal to zero; antisymmetric matrices of odd order are singular.",
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        "Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:",
        "Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);"
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        "(linear algebra, of certain mathematical objects) Whose sign changes on the application of a matrix transpose or some generalisation thereof:",
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          "ref": "1986, Millard F. Beatty Jr., Principles of Engineering Mechanics, Volume 1: Kinematics - The Geometry of Motion, Plenum Press, page 163:",
          "text": "Notice that the tensors defined by:\n #x5C;textstyleT#x5F;S#x5C;equiv#x5C;frac#x7B;1#x7D;#x7B;2#x7D;(T#x2B;Tᵀ), #x5C;textstyleT#x5F;A#x5C;equiv#x5C;frac#x7B;1#x7D;#x7B;2#x7D;(T-Tᵀ), (3.47)\nare the symmetric and antisymmetric parts, respectively; they are known as the symmetric and antisymmetric parts of T.",
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          "ref": "2012, Stephanie Frank Singer, Symmetry in Mechanics: A Gentle, Modern Introduction, Springer, page 28:",
          "text": "Antisymmetric bilinear forms and wedge products are defined exactly as above, only now they are functions from #x5C;Rⁿ#x5C;times#x5C;Rⁿ to #x5C;R.[…]\nExercise 21 Show that every antisymmetric bilinear form on #x5C;R³ is a wedge product of two covectors.",
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      "word": "skew-symmetric"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisymetrický"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "malsimetria"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisimetria"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisymmetrinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisymétrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisymmetrisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "andsamhverfur"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はんたいしょうてき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "han-taishō-teki",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "反対称的"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antysymetryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antissimétrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisimetric"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antisimmetríčnyj",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "антисимметри́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisimétrico"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(order theory; of a binary relation on a set)",
      "word": "antisymmetrisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(linear algebra)",
      "word": "antisymmetrinen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(linear algebra)",
      "word": "antisymmetrisch"
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}

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