Symmetric

A mathematical object is symmetric if it is invariant ("looks the same") under a symmetry transformation.

A function, matrix, etc., is symmetric if it remains unchanged in sign when indices are reversed. For example, is symmetric since .

See also

Antisymmetric, Symmetric Function, Symmetry

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