positive polarity

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• Polarity symbols — Many electrical devices use direct current (DC) power, often provided by a AC (alternating current) to DC adapter, also known as a wall wart. The polarity of the adapter cord must match the polarity of the device, meaning that the positive… …   Wikipedia

• Polarity item — In linguistics, a polarity item is a lexical element that can appear only in the environment of a certain licensing context. Polarity items are defined as Negative Polarity Items (NPIs) or Positive Polarity items (PPIs). Simple negation creates a …   Wikipedia

• Polarity therapy — is a holistic health system developed by Randolph Stone. Proponents believe that healing can be achieved through manipulation of what they describe as complementary (or polarized ) forces, and the term Stone borrowed from Chinese philosophy to… …   Wikipedia

• Positive — is a property of positivity and may refer to: Mathematics and science * Positive number, a number that is greater than 0 * Positive operator, in functional analysis, a bounded linear operator whose spectrum consists of positive real numbers *… …   Wikipedia

• polarity — [pō lar′ə tē] n. pl. polarities 1. the tendency of bodies having opposite magnetic poles to arrange themselves so that their two extremities point to the two magnetic poles of the earth 2. any tendency to turn, grow, think, feel, etc. in a… …   English World dictionary

• Polarity (physics) — In physics, polarity is a description of an attribute, typically a binary attribute (one with two values), or a vector (a direction). For example:* An electric charge has a polarity of either positive or negative. * A voltage has a polarity, in… …   Wikipedia

• polarity — [1] Indicates if the pole shoes are so magnetized as to make current low in a direction compatible with the direction of flow as set by the battery. [2] Indicates if the end of a magnet is the North or South pole (N or S). [3] Indicates if the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Positive vs. Negative Symptoms —    (from 1887)     Positive symptoms in the context of schizophrenia mean thought disorder, hallucinations and delusions, negative mean such symptoms as social withdrawal and flattening of affect. The use of the terms in psychiatry goes back to… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• polarity — po|lar|i|ty [pəˈlærıti] n plural polarities [U and C] 1.) formal a state in which people, opinions, or ideas are completely different or opposite to each other polarity between ▪ the polarity between the intellect and the emotions 2.) technical… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• polarity — /poʊˈlærəti / (say poh laruhtee) noun 1. Physics a. the possession of an axis with reference to which certain physical properties are determined; the possession of two poles. b. the power or tendency of a magnetised bar, etc., to orientate itself …  

• polarity — noun (C, U) 1 formal the fact of people, opinions, or ideas being completely different or opposite to each other (+ between): the supposed polarity between the intellect and the emotions 2 technical the state of having either a positive or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English