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(noun) functional equality |
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Related Words: equivalence |
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(noun) 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 |
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Synonyms: conservation of parity, mirror symmetry, space-reflection symmetry |
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Related Words: conservation, conservation law |
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(noun) (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 |
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Related Words: mathematical relation |
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(noun) (computer science) an error detection procedure in which a bit (0 or 1) 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 |
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Synonyms: parity bit |
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Related Words: bit |
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