Symmetric Definition

sĭ-mĕtrĭk
adjective
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(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

"Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation.
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(cryptography) Using the same key (keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

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Origin of Symmetric

  • From Latin symmetria from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetria).

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