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symmetry

[sim-i-tree] / ˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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But it's the symmetry and striking sequencing - choreographed by Keflezgy - that has been going viral.

From BBC May 29, 2026

In the mathematical study of symmetry, or group theory, one such number—important in string theory—is fittingly named “the monster group”: 808,017,424,794,512,875,886,459,904,961,710,757,005,754,368,000,000,000.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

The effect comes from the rotational symmetry of the crystal lattice.

From Science Daily May 24, 2026

Speeches: One possibility is for Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed members to adopt more symmetry when they talk about the rate outlook.

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

In organic chemistry, invertebrate zoology, and the inspired symmetry of Mendelian genetics, I have found a religion that serves.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

One world is ending, and a new one is just about to begin; “Amrum” is full of such satisfying symmetries.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers also developed a specialized version of the method that detects key crystal symmetries within the material.

From Science Daily Mar. 15, 2026

As its winking title suggests, director Trương Minh Quý’s “Việt and Nam” is constructed out of neat symmetries and thorny juxtapositions.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2025

Mathematical symmetries within the standard model suggest the weak and electromagnetic forces are different aspects of a single “electroweak” force.

From Science Magazine Mar. 27, 2024

What does this idea—say, the knotting of braids—have in common with that one in some other seemingly disparate area—say, the symmetries of some geometric figure?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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