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Conductivity vs Nonconductivity - What's the difference?

conductivity | nonconductivity |

As nouns the difference between conductivity and nonconductivity

is that conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound while nonconductivity is the state or condition of being nonconductive.

conductivity

English

Noun

(wikipedia conductivity)
  • The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
  • (physics) The reciprocal of resistivity

    • Derived terms

    * hydraulic conductivity

    Related terms

    * conductance

    See also

    * permeability

    nonconductivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being nonconductive.
  • * 2000 , A Keith Furr, CRC handbook of laboratory safety
    • It can also be used for class C fires where the nonconductivity of the extinguishing agent is important.