parity
/ˈpɛrɪti/
noun
- The state of being equal, especially in status, pay, or value.
- The treaty established military parity between the two nations.
- The company is working to achieve pay parity between men and women.
- The two currencies are expected to reach parity within the next year.
- In computing, a method of checking for errors in data by counting the number of ones in a binary sequence.
- The system uses parity bits to detect transmission errors.
- The hard drive uses parity to ensure data integrity.
- A parity check can identify if a single bit has been flipped.
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