The term positive.
Red and white wire positive or negative.
However most speaker wires don t do colors.
Red is sometimes used in 3 way switches and dimmer applications so it is likely red is hot in your application if it pertains to home wiring.
The other wire is negative and can go to the negative terminal of the battery or otherwise grounded to anything metal on the car.
There will be ribs lines dashes or some form of clear marking.
Good news is with speakers it doesn t really matter which one you choose as your positive and which as your negative just so long as you are consistent.
Lastly there are three wire systems that feature a center tap wire which is colored white.
Recognize that the black wire is the positive one the white wire is the negative one and the green wire is the ground.
When you re hanging a chandelier or any other ceiling light first find the 3 wires coming out of the hole in the ceiling where the light will go.
For a two wire system with a positive ground the positive wire is white and the negative wire is black.
Identify the black positive wire on a ceiling light fixture.
That wire is your positive.
White is neutral in home wiring.
The red wire is usually positive in electrical circuits.
Typically the positive wire is red and the ground or negative is black.