parity

parité, égalité

Situation où deux personnes ou choses ont la même valeur, la même force ou le même niveau.

En anglais simple : A situation in which two people or things have the same value, strength, or level.

• The workers want pay parity.
• The two currencies briefly reached parity.
• Will the new policy achieve parity between men and women?

Comment l'utiliser : parity with someone/something (Teachers are seeking pay parity with other professionals.); parity between A and B (The agreement established parity between the two groups.)

Synonymes : equality, equivalence

Contraires : inequality

Expressions courantes : pay parity, achieve parity, parity with something

parité

Lequel de deux groupes contient un élément, notamment selon qu’un nombre est pair ou impair.

En anglais simple : Which of two groups something belongs to, especially whether a number is even or odd.

• The numbers have the same parity.
• Adding one changes an integer's parity.
• A parity check can reveal an error in the data.

Expressions courantes : odd parity, even parity, parity check

parité

Propriété d’un ensemble dont les éléments se répartissent en deux groupes, comme les nombres pairs et impairs.

En anglais simple : The property of a collection whose members fall into two separate groups, such as even and odd numbers.

• This set has a natural parity structure.
• The operation preserves parity within the set.
• Parity separates the integers into two groups.

Expressions courantes : set parity, preserve parity, parity structure

ressemblance, analogie

Ressemblance entre deux choses qui permet de les comparer.

En anglais simple : A likeness between two things that allows them to be compared.

• The lawyer argued from parity of circumstances.
• By parity of reasoning, this case deserves the same treatment.
• Their argument rests on a supposed parity between the situations.

Comment l'utiliser : by parity of reasoning (By parity of reasoning, the same rule should apply here.)

Synonymes : similarity, resemblance, analogy

Contraires : dissimilarity

Expressions courantes : parity of reasoning, parity of circumstances