SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system

Synonyms:

conservation of parity; mirror symmetry; parity; space-reflection symmetry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("space-reflection symmetry" is a kind of...):

conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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