parity

noun

1. functional equality

2. (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

Synonym: conservation of parityspace-reflection symmetrymirror symmetry

3. (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

Synonym: parity bitcheck bit

4. (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

e.g. parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data

5. (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered

e.g. the parity of the mother must be considered
a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children

Synonym: para

1. 平等；同等；相等
If there is parity between two things, they are equal.

e.g. Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields...
女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。
e.g. Italy wanted naval parity with France.
意大利想要在海军实力上与法国平起平坐。

2. （两国货币汇率之间的）平价
If there is parity between the units of currency of two countries, the exchange rate is such that the units are equal to each other.

e.g. The government was ready to let the pound sink to parity with the dollar if necessary.
政府准备在必要的时候将英镑降到与美元平价。

1. 奇偶性：德国科学家在研究原子奇偶性(parity)对置於铁磁表面的反铁磁(antiferromagnetic)奈米线(nanowire)的影响时发现,仅仅加入或移除一个原子,就能完全改变奈米线(nanowire)的磁性.

2. 奇偶：(1)A.奇偶(Parity) B.海明(Hamming)●IEEE802.5令牌环(Tokenm Ring)网中,时延是由__(1)__决定. 要保证环网的正常运行,环的时延必须有一个最低限度,即__(2)__. 如果达不到这个要求,可以采用的一种办法是通过增加电缆长度,