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par·i·ty1
/ ˈparitē/
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n.
1.
the state or condition of being equal, esp. regarding status or pay:
parity of incomes between rural workers and those in industrial occupations.
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the value of one currency in terms of another at an established exchange rate.
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a system of providing farmers with consistent purchasing power by regulating prices of farm products, usually with government price supports.
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Math.
(of a number) the fact of being even or odd.
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Physics
the property of a spatial wave equation that either remains the same (
even parity) or changes sign (
odd parity) under a given transformation.
∎ Physics
the value of a quantum number corresponding to this property.
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Comput.
a function whose being even (or odd) provides a check on a set of binary values.
par·i·ty2
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n. Med.
the fact or condition of having borne children.
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the number of children previously borne:
very high parity (six children or more).
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Parity
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Parity Parity is both an operation and an intrinsic property used to describe particles...of physics focusing on particles smaller than an atomic nucleus). The parity operation is a combination of a left-right trade (mirror reflection...
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parity
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
parity A function that is computed to provide a check on a group of binary...in the group. The generated sum, a redundant value, is called the parity bit . The parity bit is 0 if the number of 1s in the original group was even. The parity...
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Purchasing Power Parity
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Purchasing Power Parity Purchasing power parity (PPP) is the theoretical proposition that national currencies...Canadian goods would rapidly decline to zero. Purchasing power parity may be thought of as ruling out this possibility. The literature...
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"Parity" in Naval Defense
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
"PARITY" IN NAVAL DEFENSE "PARITY" IN NAVAL DEFENSE. "Parity" was the philosophy behind the naval armament treaties adopted at the Washington Conference of 1921 and 1922. The United States agreed to reduce its capitalship and aircraft carrier...
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parity check
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
parity check ( odd-even check ) The computation, or recomputation for verification, of a parity bit to determine if a prescribed parity condition is present. See parity . See also checksum .
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