Category:Parity

Par"i*ty, n. Etym: [l. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F. parité. See pair, peer an equal.]

Defn: the quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; a like State or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as, parity Of reasoning. "no parity of principle." De quincey. Equality of length and parity of numeration. Sir t. Browne.