nLab parity

The term parity means different things in different contexts:

In superalgebra

In discussion of homological superalgebra, parity refers to the total $\mathbb{Z}/2$-grading which in Bernstein’s convention controls the sign rule. See at chain complex of super vector spaces the remark on parity.

In particle physics

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• CP violation

• PCT theorem

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