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parity vs parity bit

parity bit vs parity

parity and parity bit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parity Yes No No No
parity bit Yes No No No
As nouns, parity and parity bit are synonyms defined as:
  • parity and parity bit: (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is 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
Other synonyms of parity include check bit.
parity (noun) parity bit (noun)
functional equality (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is 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
(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
(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is 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
(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
(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
Difference between parity and parity bit

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