1 parity

  • 121parity —   n.    the property of being either even or odd, as the depth number of a bitting in a combination, or the possible progressives in a given position of a two step progression …

    Locksmith dictionary

  • 122parity pattern —   n.    the collective description of the parities of a group of bitting positions in a two step progression, typically expressed in an even/odd sequence, e.g. EOOEEO …

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  • 123parity —    The maintenance of sameness where data is checked during transmission to detect whether or not it has been altered …

    IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations

  • 124parity bit —    A binary digit appended to a collection of digits to make the sum of the digits always odd or always even …

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  • 125parity check —    Addition of non information bits to data, making the number of ones in a grouping of bits always even or always odd. This permits detection of bit groupings that contain single errors and can be applied to characters, blocks, or any convenient …

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  • 126parity — / pærɪti/ noun the fact of being at an equal level or price with something else ▪▪▪ ‘…the draft report on changes in the international monetary system casts doubt about any return to fixed exchange rate parities’ [Wall Street Journal] …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 127parity — A yardstick for measuring the prosperity of the farmer, the measurement taken being relative, the purpose being to have the prices of farm products at such levels that such products will have the same purchasing power in terms of goods and… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 128parity — see PAIR …

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