While there are examples of objects that exhibit more than one type of symmetry (for example a six-pointed star exhibits six lines of reflection and a point of 6-fold rotation), there are some ...

The two most basic kinds of symmetry are “reflective” and “rotational.” In the mathematical sense, an object has rotational symmetry if there is an axis around which you can spin it so ...

Nature likes some symmetries, but dislikes others. Ordered solids often display a so-called 6-fold rotation symmetry. To achieve this kind of symmetry, the atoms in a plane surround themselves ...