Symmetry
Plot[Cos[x],{x,-2 Pi,2 Pi},AspectRatio->Automatic];

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Plot[Sin[x],{x,-2 Pi,2 Pi},AspectRatio->Automatic];

The graph of an even function is symmetric with respect to the y axis.
The graph of an odd function is symmetric with respect to the origin.
Look at the graphs of x^k.
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p=Table[Plot[x^k,{x,-2,2},DisplayFunction->Identity],{k,1,6}];
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Show[GraphicsArray[{Table[p[[k]],{k,1,2}],
Table[p[[k]],{k,3,4}],Table[p[[k]],{k,5,6}]}]];