parity : Idioms & Phrases
conservation of parity
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noun (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
space-reflection symmetry; parity; mirror symmetry.
WordNet
parity bit
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noun (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.
WordNet
parity check
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noun a system of checking for errors in computer functioning
redundancy check; odd-even check.
