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What is the adjective for asymmetrically?

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asymmetric
  1. (geometry, general) Of a shape, not symmetric.
  2. (cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
  3. (set theory) Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The artist's sculpture was strikingly asymmetric, with its twisted and distorted forms captivating observers.”
      “In this asymmetric cell division, the mother cell represents the soma and the daughter cell the germline.”
      “They calculated that the electric potential inside the pore was asymmetric, shaped like a ratchet's tooth.”
asymmetrical
  1. Not symmetrical.
  2. (of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The asymmetrical balance of the page works well, but there is room for improvement because the page still seems somewhat stilted, despite the energetic feeling of an asymmetrical layout.”
      “What effect does this asymmetrical function of the dorsal and ventral tail lobes have on patterns of water flow in the wake?”
      “Dicentrics, rings, acentric fragments and asymmetrical translocations were recorded separately.”
asymmetrous
  1. (obsolete) asymmetrical
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