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parity

UK
/ˈpær.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˈpær.ə.ti/

Translations

paritynoun
parities
pl
paritéSens mathématique : propriété d’un entier d’être pair ou impair.
The parity of the number 7 is odd.
La parité du nombre 7 est impaire.
paritéSens général d’égalité ou d’équivalence, notamment en matière de statut ou de rémunération.
The company is working towards achieving pay parity between male and female employees.
L’entreprise s’efforce d’atteindre la parité salariale entre les employés et les employées.
paritéSens médical : nombre d’accouchements ou de grossesses menées à terme.
The study examined the health outcomes of women with different levels of parity.
L’étude a examiné les effets sur la santé de femmes présentant différents niveaux de parité.
paritéSens économique : rapport de valeur ou de taux de change maintenu à l’équilibre.
The government decided to maintain currency parity to stabilize the economy.
Le gouvernement a décidé de maintenir la parité monétaire pour stabiliser l’économie.
paritéSens de physique, notamment en mécanique quantique, pour une propriété de symétrie.
The experiment was designed to test the parity of certain subatomic particles.
L’expérience a été conçue pour tester la parité de certaines particules subatomiques.
Additional translations
bit de paritéInformatique : terme technique.
Synonyms
equivalence
similarity
equality
uniformity
conformity
parityadjective
UK
/ˈpær.ɪ.ti/
US
/ˈpær.ə.ti/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "parity bit")
de paritéSe dit surtout en contexte technique, mathématique ou informatique.
A parity check is performed to detect transmission errors.
Un contrôle de parité est effectué pour détecter les erreurs de transmission.
Synonyms
equal
equivalent
on a par
comparable
matching
even
balanced
equitable
parallel

Definitions

paritynoun
The state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.
The company is working towards achieving pay parity between male and female employees.
The fact or condition of having borne children.
The study examined the health outcomes of women with different levels of parity.
A system of regulating the exchange rate of a currency by tying it to another currency or a basket of currencies.
The government decided to maintain currency parity to stabilize the economy.
In mathematics, the property of an integer of being even or odd.
The parity of the number 7 is odd.
In physics, a symmetry property of physical systems, particularly in quantum mechanics, where the system is unchanged when spatial coordinates are inverted.
The experiment was designed to test the parity of certain subatomic particles.
In computing, a binary digit added to a string of bits to keep the number of set bits even or odd, used for error detection.
The microcontroller transmits data with an added parity to detect single-bit errors.
parityadjective
Relating to or involving parity, especially the mathematical, computational, or equality aspects of it.
A parity check is performed to detect transmission errors.
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