Meaning of 'parity'

noun

functional equality

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

Synonyms: conservation of parity space-reflection symmetry mirror symmetry

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

Example: "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"

Synonyms: parity bit check bit

noun

(mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity

Example: "if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity"

noun

in obstetrics, the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

Example: "The parity of the mother must be considered."

Synonyms: para