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conductance

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. conductance (noun)
  2. mutual conductance (noun)
  3. specific conductance (noun)

con·duc·tance

noun \kən-ˈdək-tən(t)s\

Definition of CONDUCTANCE

1
: conducting power
2
: the readiness with which a conductor transmits an electric current expressed as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
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1885

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