A polar opposite is the diametrically opposite point of a circle or sphere. It is mathematically known as an

antipodal point In mathematics, two points of a sphere (or n-sphere, including a circle) are called antipodal or diametrically opposite if they are the endpoints of a diameter, a straight line segment between two points on a sphere and passing through its cen ...

, or antipode when referring to the Earth. It is also an idiom often used to describe

binary opposition A binary opposition (also binary system) is a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning. Binary opposition is the system of language and/or thought by which two theoretical opposites are strictly defined and set off against one ...

s. Polar Opposite or Polar Opposites may also refer to: * '' Polar Opposite'', a 2011 EP by Sick Puppies * ''Polar Opposites'', a 2000 album by Junior Pantherz * "Polar Opposites", an episode of the television series ''The Wild Thornberrys'' * "Polar Opposites", an episode of the television series ''Tanked'' * ''Polar Opposites'', a 2008 film written by Paolo Mazzucato and directed by

Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low- to medium-quality feature films in many genres, including Horror film, horror, science fiction, action film, action/adventure f ...

* "Polar Opposites", a song by Modest Mouse from the album '' The Lonesome Crowded West'' * "Polar Opposites", a song by Drake from the album '' For All the Dogs''

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