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persymmetric

persymmetric adjective: such that the values on each line perpendicular to the main diagonal are the same for a given line.

Adjective

persymmetric (not comparable)

  1. Such that the values on each line perpendicular to the main diagonal are the same for a given line.
  2. (now more commonly) Symmetrical about the anti-diagonal.
    Synonyms:
    Hankel

Synonyms of persymmetric

Origin of persymmetric

From per- + symmetric.

Questions about persymmetric

What does persymmetric mean?
Persymmetric means such that the values on each line perpendicular to the main diagonal are the same for a given line.
What part of speech is persymmetric?
Persymmetric is an adjective.

Words near persymmetric in the dictionary

  1. perswaded
  2. perswades
  3. perswading
  4. perswasion
  5. perswasive
  6. persymmetric
  7. persymmetrical
  8. persymmetry
  9. pert
  10. pert as a pearmonger
  11. PERT chart

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