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parity
/ˈpɛɹəti/
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What does parity mean?
noun
- Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
- The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
More meanings (6)
noun
- The count of one-valued bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
- Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
- In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.
- Resemblance; analogy.
- The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
- The number of times a sow has farrowed.
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IPA pronunciation
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Paris remains committed to maintaining the franc-deutsch mark parity, which has kept French interest rates high despite France's low inflation.
We must observe the parity betwixt us, have some tolerable apprehension of their meaning, and so have beasts of ours,--much about the same.
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As both cause and consequence of these physical endowments--which place them nearly on a parity with the game itself--they are most expert hunters.
This slenderness on the part of the spinstresses must not prejudice us against their work: there is no parity between their skill and their years.
France will keep the privilege of monetary emission in its overseas territories under the terms established by its national laws, and will be solely entitled to determine the parity of the CFP franc.