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A dielectric is a medium whose constituent charges become polarized by an applied electric field; it may also acquire a magnetization. Spatial variation of $P$ leaves uncompensated dipole charge, giving ${\rho }_{\mathrm{bd}}=-\nabla \cdot P$. Time-dependent polarization transports charge and aligned microscopic current loops contribute magnetization current, giving the bound charge and bound current