parity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

equalization simile level homology para identity balance equation comparison equilibrium correspondence equality tie approximation similarity
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Antonyms

badness contrast crime evil corruption diversity
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Hypernyms

bit conservation pregnancy equivalence gestation maternity

Hyponyms

evenness oddness

Phrases with the word

parity bits principle of parity lack of parity

Examples

the great lack of parity between husbands and wives has always been spawned by the disproportionate degree of self-sacrifice that women are willing to make on behalf of those they love. Elizabeth Gilbert

Parity is for farmers. Seymour Cray

As to ethics, the parties seem to me as much on a parity as the pot and the kettle. But want of knowledge or innocent intent is not ordinarily available to diminish patent protection. Robert H. Jackson

...free market is a market in which groups and individuals are differently represented. Parity in prosperity and performance between differently able individuals and groups can be achieved only by playing socialist leveler. Ilana Mercer

If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test. Mary Wollstonecraft

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last! Billie Jean King

Close letter words and terms

pariton paritor paritory parity bit parity bits parity check