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 …

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 …

Mar 24, 2022 · By default, compatibilty is strongly non-symmetrical. That's why you always have to lexically specify the symmetric cases with such terms as "mutually compatible" or "compatible with …

Oct 21, 2015 · An interior decorator that knows what they're doing, doesn't have to make everything look symmetrical, it has to feel symmetrical. It has to be balanced, properly using qi while applying feng shui.

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 …

Nov 10, 2022 · The three prefixes originally had overlap but some different nuances: "semi-" was used generally and imprecisely: it did mean "half" but with some latitude. "demi" was used to mean half of …

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?

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 …

What is the difference between electric and electrical and their usage? For example, what is the difference between "electrical machine" and "electric machine"?