NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Parity laws

parity (physics): In physics, particles have a quantum mechanical property of parity.
parity (mathematics): In mathematics, parity is evenness or oddness of an integer. To say whether a number is even or odd is to specify its parity.
parity (telecommunication): In this usage, the number of '1' bits in the binary value is counted. Parity is even if there are an even number of '1' bits, and odd otherwise.

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Parity laws - definition of Parity laws in Encyclopedia (117 words)
	Parity is a concept of equality of status or functional equivalence.
	parity (telecommunication): In this usage, the number of '1' bits in the binary value is counted.
	Parity is even if there are an even number of '1' bits, and odd otherwise.

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