System Dynamics Glossary
What is the meaning of Polarity?
In a causal loop diagram, concept map or influence diagram,
signs adjacent to the arrows are used to indicate polarity. A plus (+) sign implies that a change
in the variable at the tail of the arrow will
cause a change in the variable at the head of
the arrow in the same direction. Similarly, a minus (-)
sign implies that a change in the variable at the
tail of the arrow will cause a change in the
variable at the head of the arrow in the opposite
direction. (Richardson, 1985: 159). In an alternate convention ‘s’ (same)
is used to represent positive polarity and ‘o’
(opposite) is used to represent negative polarity.
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