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- adj. 1. Consisting of or marked by only one part or element. 2. Of or relating to a telecommunications system in which only one message can be sent in either direction at one time.
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- symmetry
- 1. Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis. 2. A relationship of characteristic correspondence, equivalence, or identity among constituents of an entity or between different entities: the narrative symmetry of the novel. 3. Beauty as a result of balance or harmonious arrangement.
- system
- An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system.
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