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Polarity vs Ambipolar - What's the difference?

polarity | ambipolar |

As a noun polarity

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

As an adjective ambipolar is

reacting to both positive and negative polarity.

polarity

English

(wikipedia polarity)

Noun

(polarities)
  • The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
  • Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
  • (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.

    • ambipolar

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reacting to both positive and negative polarity.