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Polarity vs Polarisation - What's the difference?

polarity | polarisation |

As nouns the difference between polarity and polarisation

is that polarity is the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles while polarisation is polarization.

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.

    • polarisation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British)