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polarization

[poh-ler-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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This refers to a repeating variation in the polarization of the emitted light.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

One appeared in the intensity of the emitted light, while the other appeared in its polarization.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The latest evidence comes from a fascinating new research study, which shows how nearly 3 million American workers have navigated the perilous polarization and “hashtag hell” of the past decade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California’s landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Well-known examples include ferromagnets, which switch between opposite magnetic orientations, and ferroelectrics, which can hold opposing electric polarizations.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2025

“It may create a divide between the transitional government and the public. We are looking for a decent discussion based on the interests of Sudan without any polarizations or accusations.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020

Such pairs of photons can be prepared together—entangled—so that their polarizations are always found to be in the opposite direction when observed.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2020

When the pulses first leave the interferometer, they have different polarizations.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017

Heat, light, electricity, magnetism, are by some regarded as specific fluids; by others, as undulations of one or more specific fluid; and by a third class, as undulations or polarizations of ordinary matter.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various


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