parity

noun

1. (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

   noun.state

   Examples

   The parity of the mother must be considered.

   Synonyms para

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. (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

   noun.linkdef

   Examples

   Parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. (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

   noun.quantity

   Synonyms check bit parity bit

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. (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

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms conservation of parity mirror symmetry space-reflection symmetry

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. functional equality

   noun.attribute

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, <i>parity</i> of reasoning.

   noun

   Source: webster1913