Asymmetry

asymmetry: as applied to the brain, a proportional difference or discordance between the right and left hemispheres, particularly with respect to function.

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A*sym"me*try (#), n. [Gr. ; priv. + symmetry.]

1.

Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.

2. Math.

Incommensurability.

[Obs.]

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