'Parity' definitions:
Definition of 'parity'
(from WordNet)
noun
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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" [syn: parity, para]
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"
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(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 [syn: parity bit, parity, check bit]
noun
(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 [syn: parity, conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry]
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Functional equality
Definition of 'Parity'
From: GCIDE
- Parity \Par"i*ty\, n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit['e]. See Pair, Peer an equal.]
- 1. The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; a like state or degree; equality; equivalence; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No parity of principle." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- Equality of length and parity of numeration. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically: (Finance) Equivalence in value to the currency of another country. [PJC]
- 3. (Physics) A property assigned to elementary particles, conceptualized as a form of symmetry, representing the fact that no fundamental distinctions can be observed between right-handed and left-handed systems of particles in their interactions, and supported by the typical observation that the total parity of a system is unchanged as particles are created or annihilated; however, certain interactions involving the weak force have been shown to violate the principle of conservation of parity. [PJC]
- 4. (Physics) A property of the wave function of a system, which takes the value of +1 or -1, indicating whether the value of the wave function changes sign if each of the variables of the system is replaced by its negative. [PJC]
- 5. (Med.) The condition of having borne a child or children, alive or dead. [PJC]
- 6. (Math.) The property of being even or odd; as, 3 has odd parity, but 6 has even parity. [PJC]
- 7. Hence: (Computers) The property of having an even or odd number of bits set to the value of 1 (as opposed to 0); -- applied to bytes or larger groups of bits in a data structure. It is used mostly in the process of {parity checking}. The parity of a data structure can be changed by changing the value of the parity bit. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'parity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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