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   polarity

   /pə(ʊ)ˈlarɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the property of having poles or being polar: "it exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle"
   • ▪ the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field: "the magnetic field peaks in strength immediately after switching polarity"
   • ▪ the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects: "the polarity between male and female"
   • ▪ the tendency of living organisms or parts to develop with distinct anterior and posterior (or uppermost and lowermost) ends, or to grow or orientate in a particular direction: "the sponge, possessing an axis of polarity, carries an incurrent siphon at one end and an excurrent siphon at the other"

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