In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

Q: Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a spontaneous process of symmetry breaking , by which a physical system in a symmetric state ends up in an asymmetric state .

A: Spontaneous symmetry breaking is a way symmetry breaks in a physical system .
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Q: Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept .

A: Metonymy is a term for a figure of speech .
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Q: The republic 's Supreme Soviet had little choice other than to declare Turkmenistan 's independence from the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Republic of Turkmenistan on October 27 , 1991 .

A:
The republic 's Supreme Soviet declared Turkmenistan 's independence on October 27 , 1991 .
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