symmetricalness

n : (mathematics) an attribute of a shape; exact correspondence

of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

[syn: {symmetry}, {correspondence}, {balance}] [ant: {asymmetry}]

Symmetric LISP

A parallel {Lisp} in which environments are {first-class}

objects. It is implemented in {Common LISP}.

["Parallelism, Persistence and Meta-Cleanliness in the

Symmetric Lisp Processor", D. Gelernter et al, SIGPLAN Notices

22(7):274-282 (July 1987)].

["A Programming Language Supporting First-Class Parallel

Environments", S. Jagannathan, MIT-LCS/TR 434, 1989].

E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan .

(1995-03-16)