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1Parity — is a concept of equality of status or functional equivalence. It has several different specific definitions.* Parity (physics), the name of the symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion * Parity (mathematics) indicates whether a number is… …
2Parity game — Parity Games are (possibly) infinite games played on a graph by two players, 0 and 1. In such games, game positions are assigned priorities, i.e. natural numbers.A play in a parity game is a maximal sequence of nodes following the transition… …
3Parity file — Parity files are files that are created to accompany data files, and are used to preserve data integrity and assist in data recovery. They are useful when data files are transmitted or stored on less than perfect mediums such as newsgroup… …
4Parity — Par i*ty, n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parit[ e]. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal.] 1. The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; a like state or degree; equality; equivalence; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of …
5Parity Boot — ist ein Bootsektor Virus, das Ende der 1980er und Anfang der 90er Jahre weite Verbreitung fand.[1] Noch 1996 war es in Deutschland mit bis zu 36% lange Zeit das am weitesten verbreitete Virus. Verbreitung erlangte das Virus unter anderem über… …
6parity check — par i*ty check , n. (Computers) The act or process of testing whether a byte or other data structure has an even or odd number of bits set to the value of 1; it is used primarily to detect errors in data, especially in memory banks or in data… …
7Parity of esteem — is a phrase used in political philosophy to explain a theory to overcome inter communal conflict. Promoters of the theory argue that parity of esteem offers a language for negotiation of a post conflict equilibrium. This negotiation begins with… …
8parity bit — par i*ty bit , n. (Computers) The bit within a data structure which is assigned a value of 1 or 0 so as to make the parity[7] of the data structure odd or even. Data structures may or may not have parity bits, dpending on whether the system does… …
9parity — I noun alikeness, analogy, approximation, balance, close correspondence, coequality, comparability, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equability, equality, equation, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, equivalency, identical value,… …
10Parity (sports) — Parity in sports is defined as attempting to make an equal playing field for all participants, specifically with regard to financial issues. When parity in a sports league is achieved, all participating teams enjoy roughly equivalent levels of… …
