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 Parity 

Parity is the attribute of a value describing whether it is even or odd. For example, one might state that the number 7 has odd parity while the number 20 has even parity.

Parity in algebra

The parity of permutations (as defined in abstract algebra) is the parity of the number of transpositions into which the permutation can be decomposed. For example (ABC) to (BCA) is even because it can be done by swapping A and B then C and A (two transpositions).

Parity in quantum mechanics

Particles have a quantum mechanical property of parity. According to quantum mechanics, the conservation of this parity is equivalent to the laws of physics being invariant under mirror reflection. It has been found that parity isn't conserved in the weak force and so the weak force isn't invariant under mirror reflection.

Parity checking

In computing and telecommunications, parity is often used for error checking. In this usage, the number of '1' bits are counted in the binary value. There are several types of parity: none, marking, even, and odd. 'None' means there is no parity calculated and a zero-bit is usually inserted (that is, the bit is present but unused or ignored). 'Marking' means that the parity bit is always a '1'. 'Even' and 'odd' parity insert '1' or '0' parity bits so that the total number of '1' is even or odd, including the parity bit. The parity bit is 'stripped off' before the data is used, thus a seven-bit character (or data value) requires eight bits to transmit or store - the seven data bits and the parity bit. Parity is considered a near-trivial error-checking algorithm, the main benefit of which is the ease of calculation. Modern error-checking algorithms use CRC or fire codes[?], for example. These codes are more powerful and can often correct errors, while parity can only detect some errors.

Integer parity tests

An integer is even iff it has 2 as a factor; otherwise it is odd. Another way of stating this is that, for any integer N, if N modulo 2 = 0, then N is even; otherwise, N is odd.

In any integer-base number system, here is how to test for parity:

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