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Adjective: antisymmetric
  1. Having parts or components that are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign or direction when divided about a central point or axis
    "The stress tensor can be decomposed into symmetric and antisymmetric components"
     
  2. (physics, chemistry) having opposite properties when viewed from opposite directions or when inverting coordinates
    "The antisymmetric wave function changes sign when two particles are exchanged"

Encyclopedia: Antisymmetric