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Impedance vs Resistivity - What's the difference?

impedance | resistivity |

In physics terms the difference between impedance and resistivity

is that impedance is a quantity analogous to electrical impedance in some other energy domain while resistivity is in general, the resistance to electric current of a material. In particular, the degree to which a material resists the flow of electricity or heat.

impedance

English

Noun

  • (label) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.
  • (label) A quantity analogous to electrical impedance in some other energy domain
  • # a measure of opposition to motion of something subjected to a force; the ratio of force to velocity treated as complex quantities.
  • # the ratio of sound pressure to volume flow rate treated as complex quantities.
  • a measure of the opposition caused by differences between two paradigms, especially between object-oriented development and relational databases
  • * 1997 , Bhavani M. Thuraisingham, Data Management Systems: Evolution and Interoperation (ISBN 0849394937), CRC Press, page 33:
  • Some argue that having impedance mismatch is difficult for programming intensive applications.
  • * 2002 , Jim Melton, Advanced SQL:1999: Understanding Object-Relational and Other Advanced Features (ISBN 1558606777), Morgan Kaufmann, page 353:
  • But the impedance mismatch between SQL and Java was no better than between SQL and other languages.
  • * 2004 , Scott W. Ambler, The Object Primer: Agile Model-Driven Development with UML 2.0 (ISBN 1397805218), Cambridge University Press, page 442:
  • Why does a technological impedance mismatch exist?

    Usage notes

    Impedance is universally given the symbol Z in technical works which is often used as a synonym for the word even in running text.

    Derived terms

    * impedance coil * characteristic impedance * image impedance * impedance of free space * impedance plethysmography

    resistivity

    English

    Noun

  • (physics) In general, the resistance to electric current of a material. In particular, the degree to which a material resists the flow of electricity or heat.
  • The reciprocal of conductivity.
  • SI unit (electricity): ohm-metre (?-m)