etymology
The three prefixes originally had overlap but some different nuances: "semi-" was used generally and imprecisely: it did mean "half" but with some latitude. "demi" was used to mean half of
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differences
What is the appropriate usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric" (using the geometrical adjectival definition of both terms)? Are they synonymous?
differences
The first point to note is that symmetric and symmetrical are effectively synonyms for most purposes (but as answers to the earlier indicate, the former has recently become far more
Word for number or word that reads the same when inverted or mirrored
The number I am thinking of is 80808. This is a palindrome. However, it is more than a palindrome, because it can be flipped or mirrored and will still read the same way. Is there a word for
What do you call a number which is the same written backwards?
The correct mathematical term is a palindromic number (or a numerical palindrome). To quote Wikipedia: A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a number that remains the same
mathematics
I know the word normal distribution. But what does a statistician call it when the curve of the distribution tails less steeply (ie falls more gradually) to the left or right?
Do “asymmetric” and “dissymmetric” have different meaning?
I get that usually a- (or un-) and di- prefixes mean different things, e.g. uninterested and disinterested. However, both asymmetric and dissymmetric refer to the lack of symmetry (which the
Proportion vs. portion
Portions can be harmonious, balanced, and/or symmetrical but are not required to be, according to how it''s defined. If you draw a potato and it''s taller than a skyscraper, it''s out of
In architecture, you {cut?} the corners of a building to keep it from
138 chamfer /ˈ (t)SHamfər/ verb: in carpentry, cut away (a right-angled edge or corner) to make a symmetrical sloping edge. noun: a symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner. –
Why the "wedded" in "wedded wife"?
As far as I can tell, it''s one of two reasons: According to the The History of the English Language, "wedded" in vows originally meant something more along the lines of "pledged". However,