Synonyms: parity
Definition: functional equality
Similar words: equivalence
Definition: essential equality and interchangeability
Synonyms: conservation of parity, parity, mirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry
Definition: (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
Similar words: conservation
Definition: (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
Synonyms: check bit, parity, parity bit
Definition: (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
Similar words: bit
Definition: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
Usage: there are 8 bits in a byte
Synonyms: parity
Definition: (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
Usage: parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data
Similar words: mathematical relation
Definition: a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
Definition: (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
Usage: the parity of the mother must be considered; a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children
Similar words: pregnancy, maternity, gestation
Definition: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus