as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
rules requiring that there be parity in what schools spend on men's and women's sports
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Recent Examples of parity
The platform starts by discovering the application estate, then analyzes the source code and dependencies, generates a migration plan, refactors the application into a modern architecture, and produces the tests that validate functional parity with the original system.
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Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
AcuRite’s initial plan to force customers onto a new app that lacked feature parity was risky.
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Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
The company achieved 57 percent of its goal to have 100 percent of strategic Tier 1 facilities reach gender parity at the supervisor level.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
But thanks to American League parity and a strong May, the Sox could be able to do the unthinkable.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for parity
Janakiram Msv,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
AcuRite’s initial plan to force customers onto a new app that lacked feature parity was risky.
—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
The company achieved 57 percent of its goal to have 100 percent of strategic Tier 1 facilities reach gender parity at the supervisor level.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
But thanks to American League parity and a strong May, the Sox could be able to do the unthinkable.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for parity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parity
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That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.
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There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.
Noun
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Adult general education programs prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
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Each additional equivalency requires ongoing validation as curriculum evolves in response to a changing world.
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Something big changed in American culture when white men adopted plain dress in the spirit of a republican government based on new ideas of equality.
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America is a political and moral fact—the first community in which men set out in principle to enshrine freedom, responsible government, and human equality.
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“Parity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parity. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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