| parity | functional equality |
|---|---|
| parity | (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system |
| parity | (computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) 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 |
| parity | (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity |
| parity | (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered |
| parity | (computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) 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 |
| parity | a system of checking for errors in computer functioning |