If two integers are both odd or both even, they are said to have the same parity; if one is odd and one even, they have different parity.

假如两个整数都是奇数或都是偶数，则它们具有相同的奇偶性；

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There are two different ways to define parity in the sports world.

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This law states that if you have the same good in two different locations, and their prices once adjusted for currency exchange rates are different, the market will tend to pull the prices back towards parity.

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But United were a different team after the break and Jon Daly's header and Danny Swanson's volley restored parity.

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