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parity

/ˈpaɹɪtɪj/noun3 syllables

Parity means: (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 for parity6

noun, as in (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

conservation of parity, space-reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry

noun, as in (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

parity bit, check bit

noun, as in (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

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What does parity mean?5

noun

1

(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

2

(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

3

(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered“the parity of the mother must be considered”

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”

5

functional equality

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with parity?14

three syllables

clarityrarity

four syllables

prosperitydisparitysinceritydexteritypolarityposterity

five syllables

popularitysolidaritysimilarityfamiliaritysingularityregularity
Show 40 near rhymes
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Parity in a sentence

  • I hope that there will be parity amongst people someday.Ergulis
  • There is no parity amongst people.Ergulis
  • Women will never gain parity with men in a field that few women wish to enter.AlanF_US

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Forms of parity

as a noun

plural
parities