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US
/ˈpɛɹəti/
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[ UK /pˈæɹɪti/ ]
[ UK /pˈæɹɪti/ ]
NOUN
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(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 - functional equality
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(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children
the parity of the mother must be considered - (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
- (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
How To Use parity In A Sentence
- Hunt thinks it unlikely that the currency will break parity with the dollar next year, and feels it is likely to settle around the $0.92 level.
- If the problem is income disparity, then the answer must be income redistribution. Times, Sunday Times
- For example, consider the disparity in flight rates between Saturn 1B and Saturn V during the Skylab program or between the Soyuz and Proton in the Russian Salyut & Mir programs. Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch
- The disparity seems further exaggerated by the size and blackness of the soldier's hat.
- His appeal may lie in the disparity between the image projected in his interviews and the image perpetuated in his records.
- The disparity is played out on a bigger scale between cities. Times, Sunday Times
- The disparity in halves hasn't escaped the coaching staff's attention. Washington Redskins are halfway there: First two quarters have been better than last two
- Women workers are demanding parity with their male colleagues.
- Cordelia Carroll had pride, one daughter, and the desire to see the Hereford Carrolls retain some parity with the Charolais Dales.
- Will it meet the expectations of nurses, who want the government to settle their claim for pay parity in the same way it did for teachers in 2002?
