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parity

/ parity /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
functional equality
Type of:
equivalence
noun Sense 2
(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
Type of:
conservation
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
noun Sense 3
(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
Type of:
mathematical relation
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 4
(obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered
"the parity of the mother must be considered"
"a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
Type of:
pregnancy gestation maternity
Domain:
obstetrics OB tocology
noun Sense 5
(computer science) abit 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 arriv
Type of:
bit
Domain:
computer science computing
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
3
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