noun
(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
• Syn: ↑parity, ↑space-reflection symmetry, ↑mirror symmetry
• Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
• Hypernyms: ↑conservation
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conservation of parity,
Physics. the theory that in strong interactions the behavior of a wave function and that of its mirror image cannot be differentiated in any experiment.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.