parity
State of equivalence
Parity is the state of being equal or equivalent.
In economics, purchasing power parity compares what currencies can actually buy.
In computing, a parity bit checks for data transmission errors.
Gender parity means equal representation.
The word often appears in policy discussions: The goal is wage parity between men and women.
In physics, parity describes symmetry properties of particles.
Preventing waste or loss
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- violationBreaking of rules
- CPLetters for motor disorder
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
inversion · intrinsic · weak · handedness · reversal · spatial · operation
Fair treatment under law
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- fair playHonorable conduct in games
neutrality · objectivity · balance · non-discrimination · unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · justness · level playing field
Social identity category
- payWages for work
- wagePayment for labor
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- equalIdentical in amount
gap · representation · workplace · women · rights · inclusion · diversity · opportunity
Small amount or portion
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- errorFault in communication
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- RAIDDisk virtualization technology
binary · validation · even · odd · block · transmission · data · correction
Mutual giving and receiving
- currencyMedium of exchange
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- rateMeasured speed or charge
convertibility · valuation · dollar · fixed · floating · devaluation · monetary · equivalence
Uniform and level
- oddUnusual or not even
- integerNumber lacking fractions
- modularMade of separable units
- functionPurpose or duty
residue · permutation · arithmetic · congruence · divisibility · number theory
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
mirror · inversion · intrinsic · weak · handedness · reversal · spatial · operation
justice
Fair treatment under law
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
fair play · neutrality · objectivity · balance · non-discrimination · unbiasedness · fair-mindedness · justness · level playing field · reciprocity
gender
Social identity category
equal · gap · representation · workplace · women · rights · inclusion · diversity · opportunity · discrimination
bit
Small amount or portion
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- errorFault in communication
- redundancyNeedless duplication
RAID · binary · validation · even · odd · block · transmission · data · correction · verification
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- currencyMedium of exchange
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rate · convertibility · valuation · dollar · fixed · floating · devaluation · monetary · equivalence · gold
even
Uniform and level
function · residue · permutation · arithmetic · congruence · divisibility · number theory
- social equityracial justice, disability rights, racial equity, diversity training, intersectionality
- error correctionchecksum, CRC, error correction, error detection, FEC
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- comparisonscomparison, comparative, analogy, metaphor, simile
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- proportionsratio, proportion, fraction, percentage, percent
paritydisparity
Measurable difference between things
inequality · difference · dissimilitude · unlikeness · discrepancy
parityimbalance
Lack of proportion
disproportion · asymmetry · unevenness · lopsidedness · skewness
parityunfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
inequity · injustice · discrimination · bias · favoritism
- gender parityEqual treatment across sexes
- pay parityEqual earnings for equivalent work
- salary parityEqual earnings for comparable work