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MIRROR SYMMETRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mirror symmetry mean?
• MIRROR SYMMETRY (noun)
The noun MIRROR SYMMETRY has 1 sense:
1. (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
Familiarity information: MIRROR SYMMETRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
conservation of parity; mirror symmetry; parity; space-reflection symmetry
Hypernyms ("mirror symmetry" is a kind of...):
conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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