1. parity
noun. ['ˈpɛrəti'] (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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- parity (English)
- parité (French)
- paritas (Latin)
2. parity
noun. ['ˈpɛrəti'] functional equality.
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- parity (English)
- parité (French)
- paritas (Latin)
3. parity
noun. ['ˈpɛrəti'] (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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- parity (English)
- parité (French)
- paritas (Latin)