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Conductance vs Conduction - What's the difference?

conductance | conduction |

In physics terms the difference between conductance and conduction

is that conductance is a measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance while conduction is the conveying of heat or electricity through material.

conductance

English

Noun

(-)
  • (physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

    • Related terms

    * conductivity * thermal conductance

    See also

    * siemens (SI unit of conductance) * admittance * susceptance

    External links

    * (Electrical resistance and conductance)

    conduction

    English

    (wikipedia conduction)

    Noun

  • (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
  • The act of leading or guiding.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
  • (obsolete) The act of training up.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    See also

    * conduct * conductivity * conductor