asymmetry
n.n. a lack of balance or equality between two sides or parts. It describes a situation where one side is different from the other.
n. the state or quality of being unequal or dissimilar in size, shape, or distribution. Often used in physics, mathematics, and social sciences to describe a lack of symmetry.
The building has an interesting asymmetry in its design.
The team's success was due to the asymmetry in their strategy, which caught the opponents completely off guard.
In physics, the violation of parity symmetry in weak nuclear interactions led to the discovery of fundamental asymmetry in the universe's fundamental forces.
From Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría), from ἀσύμμετρος (asúmmetros) + -ία (-ía), from ἀ- (a-) + σύμμετρος (súmmetros); equivalent to a- + symmetry.