Meaning & use
polarity
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The state of having two opposite or contrasting tendencies, properties, or points of view.
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The debate revealed a sharp polarity between the two candidates' economic views.
A battery has a positive and a negative polarity.
A note on using this word
Polarity is used both literally in physics and electricity, and figuratively to describe opposing viewpoints or attitudes.
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oppositionduality
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