parity
Parity (from Latin paritas , equality) or the adjective paritätisch stands for:
- Parity (math) , the property of an integer to be even or odd
- Parity (medicine) , number of births of a female mammal
- Parity (physics) , symmetry property for the simultaneous inversion of all spatial coordinates of an object
- Equality or even distribution in the concentration and disparity measurement, see uneven distribution measures
- Parity of a permutation, see sign (permutation)
- simple control bit in a data word, see parity bit
in politics, state or society:
- Parity (politics) , permanent allocation of seats in a committee based on a fixed key
- Military parity , a military balance of power
- Parity under religious law, a requirement in state church law, see principle of parity
- Denominational parity , the equal distribution of power among different religious groups
- Parity church, sacred building used simultaneously by different denominations, see Simultankirche
- Paritätische Studentenverbindungen, self-designation of Jewish-influenced student associations, see Jewish student association # ParitätischeVerbindungen
- German Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband
in economics:
- Exchange rate parity , a fixed exchange ratio between two currencies or between a currency and a real asset
- Purchasing power parity , the equality of price levels in two countries
- the dependency of prices on call and put options, see option (economy) # put-call parity
See also:
Wiktionary: Parity - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
