antisymmetric
adjective
an·ti·sym·met·ric
ˌan-tē-sə-ˈme-trik 
ˌan-ˌtī-
: relating to or being a relation (such as "is a subset of") that implies equality of any two quantities for which it holds in both directions
the relation R is antisymmetric if aRb and bRa implies a = b
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“Antisymmetric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisymmetric. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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