Background for polarity

polarity

/pəˈlærɪti/

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The state of being a north pole or south pole; the magnetic equivalent of electric charge

Examples :

"The compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic polarity, pointing towards the North Pole. "

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The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.

Examples :

"The political polarity in the country is so strong that people struggle to have respectful conversations about different viewpoints. "

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Either of the two extremes of such attributes.

Examples :

"The polarity of opinions on the new school uniform ranged from complete approval to utter disapproval. "

physics science

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The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp

Examples :

"The polarity of water molecules allows them to stick together, which is why water forms droplets and can support small insects on its surface. "

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The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. Wp

Examples :

"The frog embryo's polarity is evident in the distinct difference between its dark animal pole and light vegetal pole. "

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Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. Wp

Examples :

"The polarity of the cells in the student's developing brain tissue showed distinct differences in their shape and size. "

biology anatomy physiology structure function

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A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. Wp

Examples :

"To make sure the battery works correctly in the toy car, check its polarity and ensure the positive (+) and negative (-) ends are facing the right way. "

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The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.

Examples :

"The two speakers were wired with reversed polarity, causing the sound to cancel out instead of amplifying. "

physics energy direction signal

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(grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. Wp

Examples :

"The teacher explained the polarity of the sentence, showing how "He went to school" is positive, while "He did not go to school" is negative. "

grammar linguistics language

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A duality that is an involution, i.e. has order two. Wp

Examples :

"In the game of "hot potato," the current player and the "out" player represent a polarity: swapping roles puts you back in the original situation within the game's rules. "

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An indicator of the positivity or negativity of a literal. Wp

Examples :

"The online customer review showed a strong negative polarity due to complaints about slow shipping and poor product quality. "

linguistics language

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Any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. Wp

Examples :

"The current polarity in our school student council reflects the power balance between the different student groups. "

politics world government nation military war state system

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(gender) The concept of dualism between masculine and feminine. Wp

Examples :

"In traditional gender roles, the polarity between masculine strength and feminine nurturing was often emphasized. "

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A correspondence between the points in the plane of a triangle not lying on the sides of the triangle and lines in the plane of the triangle not passing through the vertices of the triangle.

Examples :

"The geometry teacher explained the polarity of the triangle on the board, showing how each point outside the triangle corresponded to a specific line not going through any of the triangle's corners. "