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symmetry

[sim-i-tree] / ˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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There is symmetry to the tale of the Nobel family in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The researchers found a straightforward way to reduce the system's symmetry.

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 2026

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

From BBC May 29, 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

His balancing phrase was not typically identical but slightly different in character, creating a symmetry without simply repeating itself.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

A closer look reveals ingenious contrasts, apparent symmetries dissolving into distinctive details.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

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

These two additional symmetries have been studied for decades because they help resolve some of the Standard Model's biggest shortcomings.

From Science Daily Dec. 7, 2025

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

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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