resistivity

re·sis·tiv·i·ty  (rzs-tv-t)

n. pl. re·sis·tiv·i·ties

1. The capacity for or tendency toward resistance.

2. Electricity An intrinsic property of a material that is measured as its resistance to current per unit length for a uniform cross section.

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resistivity  (rzs-tv-t)

A measure of the potential electrical resistance of a conductive material. It is determined experimentally using the equation = RA/l, where R is the measured resistance of some length of the material, A is its cross-sectional area (which must be uniform), and l is its length. It is measured in ohm-meters.

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Noun

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resistivity - a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistance electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity ohmage - the ohmic resistance of a conductor