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Parity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Parity? [n] functional equality [n] (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system [n] (computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error [n] (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity [n] (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Parity: conservation of parity \| mirror symmetry \| para \| parity bit \| space-reflection symmetry Related Terms \| Find terms related to Parity: accordance \| agreement \| alikeness \| alliance \| analogy \| aping \| approach \| approximation \| asking price \| assimilation \| balance \| bearish prices \| bid price \| book value \| bullish prices \| call price \| closeness \| closing price \| coequality \| coextension \| community \| comparability \| comparison \| conformity \| congruence \| congruity \| consistency \| copying \| correspondence \| decline \| equality \| equation \| equilibrium \| equipoise \| equipollence \| equiponderance \| equity \| equivalence \| equivalency \| evenness \| face value \| fixed price \| flash price \| flurry \| flutter \| high \| identity \| imitation \| issue par \| issue price \| justice \| levelness \| likeness \| likening \| low \| market price \| market value \| metaphor \| mimicking \| nearness \| nominal value \| offering price \| opening price \| par \| par value \| parallelism \| poise \| price \| proportion \| put price \| quotation \| quoted price \| rally \| resemblance \| sameness \| semblance \| settling price \| similarity \| simile \| similitude \| simulation \| stated value \| swings \| symmetry \| uniformity See Also \| bit \| conservation \| equivalence \| gestation \| mathematical relation \| pregnancy Parity In Webster's Dictionary \Par"i*ty\, n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit['e]. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal.] The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. ``No parity of principle.'' --De Quincey. Equality of length and parity of numeration. --Sir T. Browne.

Parity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parity?

[n] functional equality
[n] (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
[n] (computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
[n] (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity
[n] (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"

Parity In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"i*ty\, n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F.
parit['e]. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal.]
The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like
state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as,
parity of reasoning. ``No parity of principle.'' --De
Quincey.

      Equality of length and parity of numeration. --Sir T.
                                               Browne.

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