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Antipode

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Antipode or Antipodes may refer to:

Mathematics

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  • Antipodal point, the diametrically opposite point on a circle or n-sphere, also known as an antipode
  • Antipode, the convolution inverse of the identity on a Hopf algebra

Geography

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  • Antipodes, points on the Earth's surface that are diametrically opposed
  • Antipodes Islands, inhospitable volcanic islands south of New Zealand
  • The Antipodes, a principally British term for Australia and New Zealand (or more broadly the area known as Australasia), based on a rough proximity to the antipode of Britain

Arts and media

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Other uses

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  • Antipode or Abarimon, mythical creature with feet turned backwards
  • Antipodes (submersible), a commercial submersible built in 1973
  • Antipodes Water Company, a premium bottled water brand
  • Enantiomer, a molecule that has a mirror image of itself, formerly known as antipode
  • Antipode, a supersonic business aircraft concept by Charles Bombardier
  • Antipodes, mental states described by Aldous Huxley in the essay "Heaven and Hell"

See also

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