PARITY
Scrabble letter values: P3A1R1I1T1Y4 = 11
Definition
- noun (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered. — synonyms: para
- noun (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity.
- 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. — synonyms: parity_bit, check_bit
- 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 functional equality.
Examples
- “the parity of the mother must be considered”
- “a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children”
- “if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity”