Parity
volume
British pronunciation/pˈæɹɪti/
American pronunciation/ˈpɛɹəti/

Definition & Meaning of "parity"

Parity
01

a state in which two or more things are equal

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The company aims to achieve parity in salaries between male and female employees.
The financial agreement seeks to establish parity between the two partner organizations.
02

(physics) the idea that the laws of physics should remain the same if to switch left and right or up and down

03

(computer) an extra bit added to a binary code to ensure the accuracy of data transmission or storage

04

(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

05

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

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