parity
parity Lexical Profile
parity Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status, pay, or value.
"Female athletes have campaigned for decades to achieve pay parity with their male counterparts."
Equivalence in the exchange value or purchasing power of two different currencies.
"The euro briefly fell to parity with the US dollar during the height of the energy crisis."
The mathematical property of an integer of being either even or odd, or a check bit used in computing to detect errors in binary data transmission.
"Two integers have the same parity if they are both even or both odd."
The number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus of viable gestational age (in obstetrics).
"The obstetrician recorded the patient's maternal age and parity on her prenatal chart."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'parity' (equality in status or amount) with the homophone 'parody' (a humorous or satirical imitation).
• Rhymes for parity
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French parite or directly from Late Latin paritas ('equality'), derived from the Latin adjective par ('equal'). The separate obstetrical sense referring to the number of births derives from the Latin verb parere ('to bring forth, give birth').