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Conductivity vs Resistance - What's the difference?

conductivity | resistance |

As nouns the difference between conductivity and resistance

is that conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound while resistance is resistance (all meanings).

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

    resistance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * resistaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

  • The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
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  • (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
  • (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
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