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par·i·ty¹

(păr′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. par·i·ties

1. Equality, as in amount, status, or value.

2. Functional equivalence, as in the weaponry or military strength of adversaries: "A problem that has troubled the U.S.-Soviet relationship from the beginning has been the issue of parity" (Charles William Maynes).

3. The equivalent in value of a sum of money expressed in terms of a different currency at a fixed official rate of exchange.

4. Equality of prices of goods or securities in two different markets.

5. A level for farm-product prices maintained by governmental support and intended to give farmers the same purchasing power they had during a chosen base period.

6. Mathematics The even or odd quality of an integer. If two integers are both odd or both even, they are said to have the same parity; if one is odd and one even, they have different parity.

7. Abbr. P Physics

a. An intrinsic symmetry property of a physical system, such as a subatomic particle, that specifies how the system would behave if the three spatial coordinates were reversed from x, y, z to -x, -y, -z.

b. A quantum number, either +1 (even) or -1 (odd), that mathematically represents this property.

8. Computers

a. The even or odd quality of the number of 1's or 0's in a binary code, often used to determine the integrity of data especially after transmission.

b. A parity bit.

[French parité, from Old French parite, from Late Latin paritās, from pār, par-, equal; see pair.]

par·i·ty²

(păr′ĭ-tē)

1. The condition of having given birth.

2. The number of children borne by one woman.

[Latin parere, to give birth, bring forth; see perə- in Indo-European roots + -ity.]

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parity

(ˈpærɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. equality of rank, pay, etc

2. close or exact analogy or equivalence

3. (Banking & Finance) finance

a. the amount of a foreign currency equivalent at the established exchange rate to a specific sum of domestic currency

b. a similar equivalence between different forms of the same national currency, esp the gold equivalent of a unit of gold-standard currency

4. (Banking & Finance) equality between prices of commodities or securities in two separate markets

5. (General Physics) physics

a. 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)

b. 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

6. (Mathematics) 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

7. (Agriculture) (in the US) a system of government support for farm products

[C16: from Late Latin pāritās; see par]

parity

(ˈpærɪtɪ)

1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the condition or fact of having given birth

2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the number of children to which a woman has given birth

[C19: from Latin parere to bear]

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par•i•ty¹

(ˈpær ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. equality, as in amount, status, or character.

2. equivalence or correspondence; similarity.

a. equivalent value in the currency of another country.

b. equivalent value at a fixed ratio between moneys of different metals.

4. the property of symmetry between a subatomic particle and its mirror image, indicated by + 1 if the two are indistinguishable and by −1 if they are different.

5. a system of regulating prices of farm commodities, usu. by government price supports, to provide farmers with the same purchasing power they had in a selected base period.

6. the status, as even or odd, of the total number of bits per byte or word: used to detect errors in a computer system or in data communications.

[1565–75; < Late Latin paritās. See par, -ity]

par•i•ty²

(ˈpær ɪ ti)

n.

1. the condition of having borne offspring.

2. para ⁴ (def. 1).

[1875–80; < Latin par(ere) to bring forth (compare parent) + -ity]

parity

the state, quality, or fact of having given birth to or having borne offspring.

parity

noun equality, correspondence, consistency, equivalence, quits (informal), par, unity, similarity, likeness, uniformity, equal terms, sameness, parallelism, congruity Women have yet to achieve wage parity with men in many fields.

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parity

noun

The state of being equivalent:

equality, equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, sameness.

Translations

parity

[ˈpærɪtɪ] N (Fin etc) → paridad f; [of wages, conditions] → igualdad f
exchange at parity → cambio m a la par

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

parity

[ˈpærɪti] n → parité f

parity

(= equality) → Gleichstellung f; (of opportunities) → Gleichheit f; parity of treatment → Gleichstellung f; parity of pay → Lohngleichheit f

(= equivalence) → Übereinstimmung f; by parity of reasoning → mit den gleichen Argumenten

(Fin, Sci) → Parität f; the parity of the dollar → die Dollarparität

(US Agr) → Preisparität f

(Comput) → Parität f; odd/even parity → ungerade/gerade Parität

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parity

[ˈpærɪtɪ] n → parità

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He did indeed consider a parity of fortune and circumstances to be physically as necessary an ingredient in marriage, as difference of sexes, or any other essential; and had no more apprehension of his daughter's falling in love with a poor man, than with any animal of a different species.

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"As to learning, government, arts, manufactures, and the like," my master confessed, "he could find little or no resemblance between the YAHOOS of that country and those in ours; for he only meant to observe what parity there was in our natures.

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Thy reasoning is on a parity with thy fears, both have flown wide of the mark.

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With Parity Insight, we went a step beyond just monitoring inconsistencies in parity, by developing a unique new solution that visualizes revenue leaks and empowers hoteliers worldwide to take immediate action to close the loop and have the most direct impact on their brand promise and profitability."

OTA Insight to Release New End-to-End Parity Solution at HITEC Minneapolis

The LET called for the presentation of the legislative initiative proposed by deputies to the parliament and aimed to integrate the principle of horizontal parity in the legislative elections to guarantee the commitment of the Tunisian constitution to devote parity in the elected councils such mentioned in Article 46.

LET denounces amendment of electoral law without integration of horizontal parity in parliamentary elections

I'm proud to lead a company that puts actions behind its beliefs and makes gender pay parity a reality for all employees."

McAfee claims gender pay parity

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"Research shows that we are making progress, however pay parity cannot be achieved without consistent, continuing efforts from all of us--and it starts with company leadership," CREW Network CEO Wendy Mann said.

CREW Network presents action plan for achieving pay parity

Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues used a difference-in-differences approach to compare commercially insured children aged 3 to 18 years in 2008 who were continuously enrolled in plans newly subject to parity under MHPAEA with those enrolled in plans never subject to parity.

Federal Parity Tied to Lower Out of Pocket Mental Health Spending; Lower out-of-pocket mental health spending exists for children with parity plans

Under the law, third-party payers must provide mental health services at parity to other types of medical or surgical services.

IS PARITY ACHIEVABLE? Insurers still denying coverage, despite law

Extending previous weekend weakness, the parity traded in a very narrow range with the dollar changing hands at Rs110.55 and Rs110.56 after the last closing at Rs110.54 and Rs110.55.

Noun	1.	parity - (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" para midwifery, obstetrics, tocology, OB - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
	2.	parity - (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" math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) evenness - the parity of even numbers (divisible by two) oddness - the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)
	3.	parity - (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 check bit, parity bit computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures bit - a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
	4.	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 conservation of parity, mirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" conservation - (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
	5.	parity - functional equality equivalence - essential equality and interchangeability

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