asymmetric
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Their real challenge—learning how to arbitrage sovereignty and openness in a fragmented and asymmetric global economy—is far more demanding.
From Barron's
Seeking such an asymmetric performance trade-off—less upside for more downside protection—is typical for investors in the hybrid securities known as convertible bonds External link, which have qualities of both stocks and bonds.
From Barron's
The analysis considered both symmetric beam misalignment and asymmetric conditions, where horizontal and vertical deviations differ.
From Science Daily
Kyiv, lacking funding and access to enough sophisticated weapons, has turned to balloons as an inexpensive fallback option that comes with an asymmetric advantage in the form of local wind patterns.
Iran's naval crews have focussed much of their training on unconventional or "asymmetric" warfare, looking at ways to overcome or bypass the technical advantages enjoyed by their primary adversary, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.
From BBC
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