asymmetric
Example Sentences
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The war looks to be turning into a classic example of how a smaller, weaker power can fight an enemy that is bigger and stronger, the kind of conflict that strategists call asymmetric warfare.
From BBC
Most of all, the endgame—as in other recent wars—is asymmetric.
The basic challenge is one of asymmetric information.
The document asks: “Is there some public interest utility if people with an asymmetric information advantage on a particular event contract are able to trade on prediction markets?”
From Barron's
Iran’s advantage—its only one—is that it can employ asymmetric means to impose that economic pain.
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