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  1. noun
    (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is 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

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  2. noun
    (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
    "the parity of the mother must be considered"

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    (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
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    functional equality
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  5. noun
    (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
    "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"
Definition that contains parity
  • lee United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
  • spread a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • gap a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • gulf an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
  • disconnect an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
  • oddness the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)
  • disconnection an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
  • parity (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
  • parity (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is 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
  • parity (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
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