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==Linguistic==
==Linguistic==
'''Grammatical polarity''' is the distinction of affirmative and negative, which indicates the [[truth]] or falsehood of a statement respectively. In [[English]], grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the [[presence]] or absence of the modifier ''not'', which negates the statement. Many other [[language]]s contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have ''non'', Spanish has ''no'', French has ''ne ... pas'', German has ''nicht'', and Swedish has ''inte''.
'''Grammatical polarity''' is the distinction of affirmative and negative, which indicates the [[truth]] or falsehood of a statement respectively. In [[English]], grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the [[presence]] or absence of the modifier ''not'', which negates the statement. Many other [[language]]s contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have ''non'', Spanish has ''no'', French has ''ne ... pas'', German has ''nicht'', and Swedish has ''inte''.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Polarity''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Polarity this link].</center>
==Physics==
==Physics==
'''Polarity''' is a description of an attribute, typically a binary attribute (one with two values), or a [[vector]] (a direction). For example:
'''Polarity''' is a description of an attribute, typically a binary attribute (one with two values), or a [[vector]] (a direction). For example:
