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• Reflection symmetry — Reflection symmetry, line symmetry, mirror symmetry, mirror image symmetry, or bilateral symmetry is symmetry with respect to reflection.In 2D there is an axis of symmetry, in 3D a plane of symmetry. An object or figure which is indistinguishable …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry — For other uses, see Symmetry (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry combinations — This article discusses various symmetry combinations.In 2D, mirror image symmetry in combination with n fold rotational symmetry, with the center of rotational symmetry on the line of symmetry, implies mirror image symmetry with respect to lines… …   Wikipedia

• symmetry — /sim i tree/, n., pl. symmetries. 1. the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts. 2. the proper or …   Universalium

• Symmetry in biology — For other uses, see Symmetry (disambiguation) and Bilateral (disambiguation). Bilateral symmetry redirects here. For bilateral symmetry in mathematics, see reflection symmetry. The elaborate patterns on the wings of butterflies are one example of …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry (biology) — Bilateral symmetry redirects here. For bilateral symmetry in mathematics, see reflection symmetry. Symmetry in biology is the balanced distribution of duplicate body parts or shapes. The body plans of most multicellular organisms exhibit some… …   Wikipedia

• Reflection (mathematics) — This article is about reflection in geometry. For reflexivity of binary relations, see reflexive relation. A reflection through an axis followed by a reflection across a second axis parallel to the first one results in a total motion which is a… …   Wikipedia

• Plane symmetry — means a symmetry of a pattern in the Euclidean plane; that is, a transformation of the plane that carries any directioned lines to lines and preserves many different distances. If one has a pattern in the plane, the set of plane symmetries that… …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry group — Not to be confused with Symmetric group. This article is about the abstract algebraic structures. For other meanings, see Symmetry group (disambiguation). A tetrahedron can be placed in 12 distinct positions by rotation alone. These are… …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry in mathematics — For other uses, see Symmetry (disambiguation) and Bilateral (disambiguation). Symmetry occurs not only in geometry, but also in other branches of mathematics. It is actually the same as invariance: the property that something does not change… …   Wikipedia

• Symmetry operation — In the context of molecular symmetry, a symmetry operation may be defined as a permutation of atoms such that the molecule or crystal is transformed into a state indistinguishable from the starting state. Two basic facts follow from this… …   Wikipedia