parity (noun)
1parity — ► NOUN 1) equality or equivalence. 2) Mathematics the fact of being an even or an odd number. ORIGIN Latin paritas, from par equal …
2parity check — noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning • Syn: ↑redundancy check, ↑odd even check • Hypernyms: ↑confirmation, ↑verification, ↑check, ↑substantiation * * * Computers. a method for detecting errors in data comm …
3parity — I noun alikeness, analogy, approximation, balance, close correspondence, coequality, comparability, comparison, correlation, correspondence, equability, equality, equation, equilibrium, equipoise, equivalence, equivalency, identical value,… …
4parity — noun (U) 1 the state of being equal, especially having equal pay, rights, or power (+ with): Women workers are demanding parity with their male colleagues. 2 technical equality between the units of money from two different countries: until the… …
5parity bit — noun (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… …
6parity law — noun A law that a symmetry obtains in the natural world with no distinction between right and left, long held as basic, but shown in 1957 not to apply in the field of nuclear physics • • • Main Entry: ↑parity …
7parity bit — noun Date: 1957 a bit added to an array of bits (as on magnetic tape) to provide parity …
8parity — noun a) Equality; comparability of strength or intensity. Parity is always preserved in such operations. b) A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in… …
9parity bit — noun A bit (binary digit) used to indicate whether the number of bits in a given set with value of one is even or odd. Parity bits are used as a simple error detection code …
10parity — noun Parity is used after these nouns: ↑pay …
