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parity

pa·rity

UK/ˈpaɹɪtɪj/ US/ˈpæɹɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value

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2.

(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”
3.

(computer science) abit 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 arriv

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4.

(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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Origin

From Middle French parité, from Late Latin paritās, from Latin pār (“equal”). Equivalent to pari- + -ty.

Phrases

  • brand parity
  • parity bit
  • parity game
  • potty parity
  • purchasing power parity

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