Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ASYMMETRY
asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance
(noun) (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
asymmetry (countable and uncountable, plural asymmetries)
Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.
The lack of a common measure between two objects or quantities; incommensurability.
Source: Wiktionary
A*sym"me*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. want of bilateral symmetry.
2. (Math.)
Definition: Incommensurability. [Obs.] Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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