parity

CEFRC1

/ˈpæɹɪti/

noun

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noun
Equality in status, value, or amount.
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noun
Extra detail
Senses related to classification into two sets., 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.

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At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
Senses related to classification into two sets.
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 context

Altogether, Microsoft claims a 99% feature parity between 32-bit and 64-bit editions.
Parity is always preserved in such operations.
The particles' parities can switch at random.

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For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set up Van Persie for a tap-in.
2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport
Day after day, for 10 days, Stones and his client rose before dawn, dressed themselves in clothes of a drab dry-leaf green and set out on the trail. By the time the sun was high in the sky and the gunmen were soaked in sweat, there arose – in their minds, at least – a sense of parity, of worthy opposition, equal opportunity in this game of life and death, even if only one party has chosen to play.
2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian

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From Middle French parité, from Late Latin paritās, from Latin pār (“equal”). Equivalent to pari- + -ty.