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Asymmetry
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Asymmetry
A lack of equivalence between two things, such as the unequal tax treatment of interest expense and dividend payments.
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A controversial theory has argued that asymmetries, say in ear size, indicate developmental shortcomings that make the individual get sick more easily and reproduce less successfully than a symmetrical person.
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