Aug 25, 2012 · What is the appropriate usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric" (using the geometrical adjectival definition of both terms)? Are they synonymous?

Dec 29, 2016 · The first point to note is that symmetric and symmetrical are effectively synonyms for most purposes (but as answers to the earlier indicate, the former has recently become far more …

Jul 28, 2017 · 138 chamfer /ˈ (t)SHamfər/ verb: in carpentry, cut away (a right-angled edge or corner) to make a symmetrical sloping edge. noun: a symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner. – …

Mar 27, 2017 · The correct mathematical term is a palindromic number (or a numerical palindrome). To quote Wikipedia: A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a number that remains the same …

Oct 31, 2015 · I know the word normal distribution. But what does a statistician call it when the curve of the distribution tails less steeply (ie falls more gradually) to the left or right?

Apr 17, 2012 · The number I am thinking of is 80808. This is a palindrome. However, it is more than a palindrome, because it can be flipped or mirrored and will still read the same way. Is there a word for …

Sep 17, 2011 · I get that usually a- (or un-) and di- prefixes mean different things, e.g. uninterested and disinterested. However, both asymmetric and dissymmetric refer to the lack of symmetry (which the …

Nov 2, 2018 · Portions can be harmonious, balanced, and/or symmetrical but are not required to be, according to how it’s defined. If you draw a potato and it’s taller than a skyscraper, it’s out of …

Aug 8, 2024 · Why is it much more common/acceptable to speak of the latter half (of e.g. the 19th century, 2023, an event, a process) than to do the same for former half? Similarly with latter …

Jul 18, 2021 · As far as I can tell, it's one of two reasons: According to the The History of the English Language, "wedded" in vows originally meant something more along the lines of "pledged". …