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What is a polarity?

What is a polarity? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
  2. Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
  3. (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule.
  4. (grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative.
  5. (projective geometry) A duality that is an involution, i.e. has order two.
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These visible alterations in chromosome structure do not affect polarity by altering transcription of key patterning genes.
The integrated circuit device, in turn, possesses at minimum a source electrode and a drain electrode of the same polarity.
The polarity of the postulated Carboniferous subduction at Alexander Island is unknown.
The rocks generated during the Emeishan Basalts' terminal phase were magnetized during a reverse polarity field.
Among the system properties governing the transition from nonpolarity to polarity a prominent parameter is the rate of autocrine ligand release.
The best thing about this movie was that it reversed the polarity of our sympathy while also deepening it.

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