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P (parity)is the count of '1's in the last 8 bits of any binary number expressed as even or odd. Logic 0 for odd parity; logic 1 for even parity.
-if a number contains three binary one bits, it has odd parity
-if a number contains no one bits, it has even parity

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If the answer (stored in accumulator) has an even no. of 1s, the parity flag is set or vice versa.... This flag may be modified after an arithmetic or logic operation......

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