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conservation of parity

DEFINITIONS OF: conservation of parity

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n (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

Synonyms:
mirror symmetry, parity, space-reflection symmetry
Type of:
conservation
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
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