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parity
Definitions
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1
noun
The
state
or
condition
of
being
equal
,
especially
regarding
status
or
pay
.
The
company
is
working
towards
gender
parity
in
the
workplace
.
There
is
a
need
for
parity
in
educational
opportunities
for
all
children
.
The
new
policy
aims
to
achieve
parity
between
the
salaries
of
men
and
women
.
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2
noun
In
mathematics
,
the
property
of
an
integer's
inclusion
in
one
of
two
categories
:
even
or
odd
.
The
parity
of
the
number
4
is
even
.
In
computer
science
,
parity
bits
are
used
for
error
checking
.
Parity
is
an
important
concept
in
number
theory
.
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Word Origin
Language
Latin
Original word
paritas
Originally meant
equality
Background
The
word
'
parity'
comes
from
the
Latin
'
paritas'
,
which
means
equality
.
It
has
been
used
in
English
since
the
late
16
th
century
to
describe
equality
in
various
contexts
,
including
mathematics
and
economics
.
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