Definition:Symmetry
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Symmetry may refer to:
- Relation Theory:
- Symmetry (of a relation): whether a relation is symmetric, antisymmetric, asymmetric or non-symmetric.
- Mapping Theory:
- Symmetric Mapping: a mapping defined on a cartesian space whose values are preserved under permutation of its arguments:
- $\map f {x_1, x_2, \dotsc, x_n} = \map f {x_{\map \pi 1}, x_{\map \pi 2}, \dotsc x_{\map \pi n} }$ for all permuations $\pi$ on $\set {1, 2, \dotsc n}$
- Geometry:
- Symmetry mapping: A movement of a geometric figure so that it looks the same after it has been moved.
- Group Theory:
- Symmetry group: The set of all symmetry mappings of a geometric figure, the operation being composition of mappings.
Linguistic Note
The word symmetry comes from Greek συμμετρεῖν (symmetría) meaning measure together.