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noun

1. (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, check bit
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
bit
2. (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:
conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
conservation
3. (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:
para
• Derivationally related forms:
parous (for: para)
• Topics:
obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery
• Hypernyms:
pregnancy, gestation, maternity
4. (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
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
mathematical relation
• Hyponyms:
evenness, oddness
5. functional equality
• Hypernyms:
equivalence