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Definitions for Parity

[1] equality, as in amount, status, or character.
[2] equivalence; correspondence; similarity; analogy.
[3] Finance . equivalence in value in the currency of another country. equivalence in value at a fixed ratio between moneys of different metals.
[4] Physics . a property of a wave function, expressed as +1 or −1 and noting the relation of the given function to the function formed when each variable is replaced by its negative, +1 indicating that the functions are identical and −1 that the second function is the negative of the first. Also called intrinsic parity. a number +1 or −1 assigned to each kind of elementary particle in such a way that the product of the parities of the particles in a system of particles multiplied by the parity of the wave function describing the system is unchanged when particles are created or annihilated.
[5] a system of regulating prices of farm commodities, usually by government price supports, to provide farmers with the same purchasing power they had in a selected base period.
[6] Computers . the condition of the number of items in a set, particularly the number of bits per byte or word, being either even or odd: used as a means for detecting certain errors.
[7] the condition or fact of having borne offspring.
[8] para5(def 1) .
[9] equality of rank, pay, etc
[10] close or exact analogy or equivalence
[11] finance the amount of a foreign currency equivalent at the established exchange rate to a specific sum of domestic currency a similar equivalence between different forms of the same national currency, esp the gold equivalent of a unit of gold-standard currency
[12] equality between prices of commodities or securities in two separate markets
[13] physics a property of a physical system characterized by the behaviour of the sign of its wave function when all spatial coordinates are reversed in direction. The wave function either remains unchanged (even parity ) or changes in sign (odd parity ) a quantum number describing this property, equal to +1 for even parity systems and –1 for odd parity systems Symbol: P See also conservation of parity
[14] maths a relationship between two integers. If both are odd or both even they have the same parity; if one is odd and one even they have different parity
[15] (in the US) a system of government support for farm products
[16] the condition or fact of having given birth
[17] the number of children to which a woman has given birth

Words related to Parity

unity, uniformity, consistency, correspondence, similitude, par, nearness, likeness, paraphernalia, equivalence, closeness, agreement, approximation, congruity, affinity, parallelism, analogy, similarity, resemblance, conformity

Words nearby Parity

parishioner, parisian, parisienne, parison, parisyllabic, parity, parity check, parity conjugation, parity price, park, park and ride

Origin of Parity

21875–80; < Latin par(ere ) to bring forth (cf. parent) + -ity

Word origin for Parity

C19: from Latin parere to bear

Synonyms for Parity

consistency, uniformity, unity, affinity, agreement, analogy, approximation, closeness, conformity, congruity, correspondence, equivalence, likeness, nearness, par, parallelism, paraphernalia, resemblance, sameness, similarity, similitude, adequation, coequality, equal terms, equivalency