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Meanings of parity bit in English

Russian
бит чётности
Portuguese
bit de paridade
Spanish
bit de paridad
Catalan
bit de paritat

Bit added to a binary string to ensure that the sum of the bit values is even or odd; used as an error detecting code.

        бит чётности
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        Examples for "parity"
        Examples for "parity"
        1
        Also consider the rise of so-called risk parity strategies among pension funds.
        Reuters
        2
        Case and control individuals were matched for health facility, age, and parity.
        Pubmed
        3
        Analyses were adjusted for maternal education level, year of birth, and parity.
        Pubmed
        4
        Why do some events and organisations achieve gender parity when others fail?
        The Irish Times
        5
        In both groups 28 patients were included matched for age and parity.
        Pubmed
        Usage of parity bit in English
        1
        One way to check for errors in transmission is to tag each byte with a bit that means "even or odd", the parity bit.
        E-mail 101