(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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parity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | check bit, parity bit |
| Type of | bit |
parity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conservation of parity, mirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry |
| Type of | conservation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | equivalence |
parity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mathematical relation |
| Has types | evenness, oddness |
parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data.
