resistivity
nounEtymology From resistive + -ity.
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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Thermodynamics The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹