Definitions | parity |
| noun (parities, -)
- (context, uncountable) equal; even; of comparable strength or intensity
- (context, countable) (italbrac, of a set) the property of having only two classifications, especially (in mathematics) the classifications even and odd
- Parity is always preserved in such operations.
- (context, countable) the classification of an item into one of two sets, especially (in mathematics) into even or odd
- The particles' parities can switch at random.
- (in physics) symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion
- (in medicine) the number of times a woman has given birth
- (in gaming) in Othello(r) or reversi it is the last move within a given sector of the board
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