how to pronounce parity

/ˈpɛɹətiː/

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parity is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of parity in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… uh let's redo this at j parity 17 …”

meanings of parity

noun:

The number of delivered pregnancies reaching viable gestational age, usually between 20-28 weeks.
The classification of an element of a set with parity into one of the two sets.
The number of times a sow has farrowed.
Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
The count of one bits in a value, reduced to even or odd or zero or one.
Symmetry of interactions under spatial inversion.
Senses related to classification into two sets.
Resemblance; analogy.
A set with the property of having all of its elements belonging to one of two disjoint subsets, especially a set of integers split in subsets of even and odd elements.
In reversi, the last move within a given sector of the board.

parity frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word parity occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics parity can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that parity can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;