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Polarity vs Sentiment - What's the difference?

polarity | sentiment |

As nouns the difference between polarity and sentiment

is that polarity is the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles while sentiment is a general thought, feeling, or sense.

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.

    • sentiment

    English

    Noun

  • A general thought, feeling, or sense.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
  • (label) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment.
  • (label) Gentle or tender feelings, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.