(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered;
"the parity of the mother must be considered"
"a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"
(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;
"parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"
(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
(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
functional equality
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Eventually, as the technology matu res we are likely to see penetration levels approach parity across all groups. 最终，在技术成熟的时候，我们有可能看到差距水平在所有的群体中趋向相等。
Of all the regions of the non-Western world, only East Asia has the potential to achieve parity with the West. 在所有非西方的地区中，只有东亚才有这个潜能和西方平起平坐。
The two sides soon achieved parity. 双方很快就达到了平局。
The hardware detected a parity error. 硬件检测到奇偶校验错误。
The two currencies have now reached parity. 这两种货币现已达到同等价值。
