Noun
Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
Incommensurability.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe real tragedy of human existence is not that we are nasty by nature, but that a cruel structural asymmetry grants to rare events of meanness such power to shape our history. Stephen Jay Gould
The universe is asymmetric and I am persuaded that life, as it is known to us, is a direct result of the asymmetry of the universe or of its indirect consequences. The universe is asymmetric. Louis Pasteur
It is the asymmetry of the bonus system that got us here. No incentives without disincentives: capitalism is about rewards and punishments, not just rewards. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
It is not money the Great Asymmetry accrues, nor energy, nor stuff. The origin of economic wealth begins in opportunities. Kevin Kelly (editor)
This is the problem with the argument that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear: it ignores the issue of power. If we are not careful, transparency can be used to increase, rather than reduce, the information asymmetry between ruler and ruled. Heather Brooke
The study of economic lift-off is well developed; touch-down has not been considered. There is an asymmetry here which would invite comment if applied to aviation. David Fleming