(noun.) functional equality.
(noun.) (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.
(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; 'parity is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data'.
(noun.) (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'.
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