Symmetry

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See also: Symmetry in biology
Examples of symmetry in shapes.

Symmetry is a property that certain geometrical objects have. If the objects are symmetric, this means that the object appears the same (to be mirrored or reflected) along an axis. This axis has to cross the shape through the middle.

[change] More reading

  • Stewart, Ian (2007). Why Beauty Is Truth: The History of Symmetry. Basic Books. ISBN 9780465082360. 
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