Can magnetic poles have varying strengths?

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Magnetic poles cannot have varying strengths due to the principle of magnetic monopoles not being observed; all magnetic field lines are closed. In classical magnetism, both poles exhibit equal strength, and any variation in field strength corresponds to a change in the size of the magnetic field rather than a difference in pole strength. The discussion emphasizes the complexity of defining "strength of a pole" in magnetic terms.

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I'm quite new here, but here's my question:

Is there a way to make one magnetic pole stronger than another?
 
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There are no magnetic monopoles (at least no were found yet), so all field lines are closed. In terms of classic magnets, this corresponds to "poles of equal strength" (note that it is not trivial to define "strength of a pole" at all). You can get a different field strength, but that has to correspond with a different size of that field, too.
 

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