Parity (Noun)
Meaning 1
(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 bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 2
(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; "parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data".
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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Meaning 3
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The obstetrician considered the parity of the mother to be an important factor in determining the risk of complications during the current pregnancy.
- A primipara is a woman who has given birth to only one child, whereas a multipara has given birth to two or more.
- The study examined the relationship between parity and the risk of gestational diabetes in pregnant women.
- The midwife asked the patient about her parity and any previous complications during childbirth.
- A nullipara is a woman who has never given birth, and her parity is considered zero.
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Meaning 5
(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.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.